Non-verbal Communication and Communicative Understanding of the Liturgy and Liturgical Signs ... in the Light of Charles Sanders Peirce’s Theory of Signs
The human person as a “triadic” creature needs ritual at all three levels − physical, psychological and spiritual − of his or her being. At the physical level, ritual serves as support for a healthier life-style. At the psychological level, ritual regulates intrapersonal an...
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The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Press
2014-04-01
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| Series: | The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II |
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| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/thepersonandthechallenges/article/view/48/43 |
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| Summary: | The human person as a
“triadic” creature needs ritual at all three levels
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physical, psychological and spiritual −
of his or her being. At the physical level,
ritual serves as support for a
healthier life-style. At the psychological level, ritual
regulates intrapersonal and interpersonal communicatio. At the level of spirituality,
it places him or her in the context of transcendence and “recent aims” and both
individually and communally gives meaning to human life. Therefore, the author of
the paper first This paper starts by considering the human person as a
ritual creature
that already with his body requires certain ritual acts and various forms of non-
verbal communication. In the central part of the discussion, the author focuses on
Peirce’s theory of signs and presents it as one model suitable for understanding and
explaining liturgical signs. This is an interesting understanding of religious signs,
which encourages an interpretative relationship between the human person and the
liturgy, its signs and contents. |
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| ISSN: | 2083-8018 2391-6559 |