Symbol (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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What does symbolic language use to express realities?
What does symbolic language use to express realities?
Pictures, comparisons, symbols beyond literal language
3 aspects of faith symbolic language expresses
3 aspects of faith symbolic language expresses
Sacred, transcendent, mysterious
3 things symbolic language engages together
3 things symbolic language engages together
Imagination, emotion, reason
Feature: Symbol holding several meanings at once
Feature: Symbol holding several meanings at once
Multilayered meaning
Feature: Symbolic language being open vs. fixed
Feature: Symbolic language being open vs. fixed
Open - invites interpretation
Feature: Must enter into symbol, not just observe
Feature: Must enter into symbol, not just observe
Participatory quality
Feature: Symbols stirring emotions & imagination
Feature: Symbols stirring emotions & imagination
Evocative power
MOPE memory aid (symbolic language features)
MOPE memory aid (symbolic language features)
Multilayered, Open, Participatory, Evocative
Christianity: What bread & wine in Eucharist symbolise
Christianity: What bread & wine in Eucharist symbolise
Body and blood of Christ
Judaism: Passover Seder symbolic foods represent
Judaism: Passover Seder symbolic foods represent
Slavery, suffering, liberation
Islam: Salah prayer gestures symbolise
Islam: Salah prayer gestures symbolise
Submission to God
Hinduism: Lotus flower symbolises
Hinduism: Lotus flower symbolises
Purity and spiritual awakening
Strength: Symbolic language crossing cultural barriers
Strength: Symbolic language crossing cultural barriers
Universality
Criticism: Symbolic meanings being misunderstood
Criticism: Symbolic meanings being misunderstood
Ambiguity - openness leads to misunderstanding or dilution
IESTC memory aid (why symbolic language powerful)
IESTC memory aid (why symbolic language powerful)
Inexpressible, Engages, Shared, Transforms, Connects