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Genre studies

a symbolic mode in which a text says one thing and means another, which Fletcher ties to daemonic agents, cosmic imagery and ritual.

In genre studies, allegory refers to a symbolic mode in which a text says one thing and means another, which Fletcher ties to daemonic agents, cosmic imagery and ritual. This meaning comes from Fletcher (1964) in Allegory.[1]

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Biblical interpretation

reading a text, especially scripture, as saying something other than its literal meaning, as Alexandrian Jewish and Christian interpreters did.

In biblical interpretation, allegory refers to reading a text, especially scripture, as saying something other than its literal meaning, as Alexandrian Jewish and Christian interpreters did. This meaning comes from Dawson (1992) in Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria.[2]

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References

  1. Fletcher, A. (1964). Allegory. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801401312
  2. Dawson, D. (1992). Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520910386

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