This study attempts to unravel some aspects of the relation image, likeness and false resemblance as discussed in Augustine of Hippo’s Soliloquia, an early dialogue composed in 386-387 A.D. The aim of this paper is to present an account of the theory of the image and likeness on the basis of the interpretation of Augustine’s works, with a view to its implications to the domain of semiotics.

The semiotics of likeness: Identity, verisimilitude and falsity in Augustine

Gramigna, Remo
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2021-01-01

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This study attempts to unravel some aspects of the relation image, likeness and false resemblance as discussed in Augustine of Hippo’s Soliloquia, an early dialogue composed in 386-387 A.D. The aim of this paper is to present an account of the theory of the image and likeness on the basis of the interpretation of Augustine’s works, with a view to its implications to the domain of semiotics.
2021
Sign. Method, and the Sacred: New Directions in Semiotic Methodologies for the Study of Religion
Walter der Gruyter
Semiotics of Religion
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9783110694925
Augustine, likeness, identity, falsity
Gramigna, Remo
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