Strategic Perspectives on the Reconstruction and Diachronic Interpretation of Stereotypical Theolinguistic Matrices in Religious-Popular Discourse

Explore the evolving intersection of language, faith, and culture through the lens of religious discourse

This monograph delves into the complex relationship between language, religion, and culture, focusing on how religious discourse evolves and adapts across English, German, and Ukrainian contexts. By reconstructing theolinguistic matricesthe frameworks that encode religious beliefsthis work reveals how key concepts like faith, righteousness, and repentance are communicated, preserved, and transformed over time. Combining comparative linguistics with cognitive-semantic approaches, the volume offers strategic insights into the metaphorical and archetypal structures underlying religious language, bridging ancient traditions with modern communicative contexts.

Auteur
Dr Boena Iwanowska is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. Additionally, as the Director of the UEHS Academic Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research, she integrates her linguistic expertise with historical research, focusing mainly on the impact of tragic historical events on language evolution and usage.