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245 00 a| Signs and signification in a global comparative perspective :b| premodern and early modern sources in original and translation /c| edited by Maria Auxent, Glenn W. Most.;

264 1 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| 2026.;

300 a| xi, 261 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Ancient languages and civilizations ;;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.;

520 a| "Theories and practices of signification have flourished across space and time. This book examines premodern thinking on signs in ancient Greek philosophy, Chinese divination, Islamic theology, Hebrew epistemology, medieval Latin logic, South Asian language theory, and early modern European artificial languages. Each chapter analyzes and contextualizes key primary sources presented in their original language and English translation, offering rich resources for comparative analysis of approaches to semiosis in religious and scholarly exegesis, prognostication, and the philosophical search for distinctions between natural and artificial signs. The volume brings to light both universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped the evolution of semiotics."--Back cover.;

546 a| Text in original languages and English translation.;

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650 0 a| Language and languagesx| Philosophyx| History.=| ^A33116;

650 0 a| Signs and symbolsx| History.=| ^A6762;

650 0 a| Translating and interpretingx| History.=| ^A1019862;

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Signs and signification in a global comparative perspective : premodern and early modern sources in original and translation / edited by Maria Auxent, Glenn W. Most.

Other author	Auxent, Maria, editor.
Other author	Most, Glenn W., editor.
Format	Book
Publication	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
Description	xi, 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Semiotics--History. Language and languages--Philosophy. --History. Signs and symbols--History. Translating and interpreting--History.

Series	Ancient languages and civilizations ; Ancient languages and civilizations ; v. 12. ^A1459427
Contents	General introduction / Maria Auxent and Glenn W. Most -- Sign and signification in Ancient Greece / Glenn W. Most -- Signs and signification in Chinese divination / Michael Lackner -- Names as signs in Classical Islam / Hannah C. Erlwein -- Judaism: signifying God according to Maimonides / Yehuda Halper -- Signs and signification in Latin Medieval philosophy / Dominic Dold -- Words and signs in the vernacular in Sanskrit / Eric Moses Gurevitch -- Artificial signs and signification in Early Modern Europe / Maria Auxent.
Abstract	"Theories and practices of signification have flourished across space and time. This book examines premodern thinking on signs in ancient Greek philosophy, Chinese divination, Islamic theology, Hebrew epistemology, medieval Latin logic, South Asian language theory, and early modern European artificial languages. Each chapter analyzes and contextualizes key primary sources presented in their original language and English translation, offering rich resources for comparative analysis of approaches to semiosis in religious and scholarly exegesis, prognostication, and the philosophical search for distinctions between natural and artificial signs. The volume brings to light both universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped the evolution of semiotics."--Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.
Language	Text in original languages and English translation.
Genre/form	Translations
ISBN	9789004707177
ISBN	9004707174

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