The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of red in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The approach is interdisciplinary,which includes:the treatment of color as a cultural unit,according to the ide...The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of red in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The approach is interdisciplinary,which includes:the treatment of color as a cultural unit,according to the idea of Umberto Eco;lexical and contextual semantics;examining Basic Color Terms(BCT-adjective,noun,verb),Prototype Terms(PT blood and fire),Rival Terms of Prototypes(RT),e.g.ruby;Ters for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP burn);translation as a criterion and semiotic value;semiotic osmosis(semio-osmosis)as a process that aims equivalence between Hebrew PT and TBFP;semio-osmosis and accommodation;cultural and linguistic context;the interplay of old information(topic/theme)-new information(focus/rheme);rhizome of Hebrew root Aleph-Dalet-Mem deriving untranslatable set of words;well-structured and always translatable terms for PTs.Some links between the Old and New Testaments based on red color are explicit.展开更多
The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's i...The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's idea,lexical and contextual semantics,distinguishing visual and verbal color languages.The interface between verbal and visual color language is the prototype.Prototypes are universal natural visual objects-sky,sea,fire,blood,the sun at noon,all plants,light,milk,snow,darkness,and coal and have evolved into cultural units(Eco 1996[1985])in all cultures and languages.Basic Color Terms(BCT-blue),Prototype Terms(PT-sky and sea),Rivals Terms of prototypes(RT-sapphire,blue skins),Terms for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP-breadth,infinite,boundless)are examined.Translation is a criterion for semiotic value,cultural and linguistic context.Norm of Test of Free Word-Associations is a source of non-color(secondary)meanings of verbal colors.Test results allow us to flesh out the hidden links‘prototype color-most typical feature of the proto-type-secondary meanings of color'in text and visual culture.The secondary cultural meanings of BCTs and RTs are specified in color compounds.The color blue tehelet is used in most cases in synergy(not in opposition)with the other three colors in a tetrad:purple argaman-scarlet tolaat shani-linen shesh.Analysis on the synergic relations is performed.The same applies to duads blue-linen,blue-purple,blue skins-scarlet,blue skins-red skins.Color compounds are elements of the Priestly Code,therefore a hypothesis on compounds at se-miotic axes is developed.The PT sky is involved in religious heritage.Themes as Hebrew substitute shamaim for the Tetragrammaton,the Hierarchy of heavens complete the areas of cultural unit blue in the Old Testament.展开更多
A non-Chinese actor plays the Monkey King and dreams of bringing traditional productions together on stage.Ghaffar Pourazar is an Azary Iranian British national. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to Cambridge, En...A non-Chinese actor plays the Monkey King and dreams of bringing traditional productions together on stage.Ghaffar Pourazar is an Azary Iranian British national. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to Cambridge, England for his education. He graduated from college with a degree in computer systems, and then earned a master’s degree in computer animation. He started working in character animation in London, but his hobbies included dance, mime and theater. After years of training, Ghaffar is now a director and performer playing the Monkey King and other warrior roles with the Beijing Opera. He shares with us his journey in becoming the only foreigner to hold such positions with this traditional Chinese theater. Through his experiences, we learn how he created a unique bridge between his Western education and his desire to learn the ancient arts of the Chinese. His story begins when he lived in London.展开更多
Songshan Shaolin Temple,built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty,is the birthplace of Buddhism's Chan Sect(Zen)in China as well as the cradle of China’s ShaoUn Wushu(martial arts).It is ...Songshan Shaolin Temple,built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty,is the birthplace of Buddhism's Chan Sect(Zen)in China as well as the cradle of China’s ShaoUn Wushu(martial arts).It is now a world cultural heritage,a national key cultural relics protection unit,and a national AAAAA-LeveL tourist attraction.ShaoLin is the Largest school in the Chinese Wushu system.There are more than 700 kinds of Wushu routines.It is also known as“Wushu Zen”because.展开更多
文摘The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of red in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The approach is interdisciplinary,which includes:the treatment of color as a cultural unit,according to the idea of Umberto Eco;lexical and contextual semantics;examining Basic Color Terms(BCT-adjective,noun,verb),Prototype Terms(PT blood and fire),Rival Terms of Prototypes(RT),e.g.ruby;Ters for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP burn);translation as a criterion and semiotic value;semiotic osmosis(semio-osmosis)as a process that aims equivalence between Hebrew PT and TBFP;semio-osmosis and accommodation;cultural and linguistic context;the interplay of old information(topic/theme)-new information(focus/rheme);rhizome of Hebrew root Aleph-Dalet-Mem deriving untranslatable set of words;well-structured and always translatable terms for PTs.Some links between the Old and New Testaments based on red color are explicit.
文摘The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's idea,lexical and contextual semantics,distinguishing visual and verbal color languages.The interface between verbal and visual color language is the prototype.Prototypes are universal natural visual objects-sky,sea,fire,blood,the sun at noon,all plants,light,milk,snow,darkness,and coal and have evolved into cultural units(Eco 1996[1985])in all cultures and languages.Basic Color Terms(BCT-blue),Prototype Terms(PT-sky and sea),Rivals Terms of prototypes(RT-sapphire,blue skins),Terms for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP-breadth,infinite,boundless)are examined.Translation is a criterion for semiotic value,cultural and linguistic context.Norm of Test of Free Word-Associations is a source of non-color(secondary)meanings of verbal colors.Test results allow us to flesh out the hidden links‘prototype color-most typical feature of the proto-type-secondary meanings of color'in text and visual culture.The secondary cultural meanings of BCTs and RTs are specified in color compounds.The color blue tehelet is used in most cases in synergy(not in opposition)with the other three colors in a tetrad:purple argaman-scarlet tolaat shani-linen shesh.Analysis on the synergic relations is performed.The same applies to duads blue-linen,blue-purple,blue skins-scarlet,blue skins-red skins.Color compounds are elements of the Priestly Code,therefore a hypothesis on compounds at se-miotic axes is developed.The PT sky is involved in religious heritage.Themes as Hebrew substitute shamaim for the Tetragrammaton,the Hierarchy of heavens complete the areas of cultural unit blue in the Old Testament.
文摘A non-Chinese actor plays the Monkey King and dreams of bringing traditional productions together on stage.Ghaffar Pourazar is an Azary Iranian British national. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to Cambridge, England for his education. He graduated from college with a degree in computer systems, and then earned a master’s degree in computer animation. He started working in character animation in London, but his hobbies included dance, mime and theater. After years of training, Ghaffar is now a director and performer playing the Monkey King and other warrior roles with the Beijing Opera. He shares with us his journey in becoming the only foreigner to hold such positions with this traditional Chinese theater. Through his experiences, we learn how he created a unique bridge between his Western education and his desire to learn the ancient arts of the Chinese. His story begins when he lived in London.
文摘Songshan Shaolin Temple,built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty,is the birthplace of Buddhism's Chan Sect(Zen)in China as well as the cradle of China’s ShaoUn Wushu(martial arts).It is now a world cultural heritage,a national key cultural relics protection unit,and a national AAAAA-LeveL tourist attraction.ShaoLin is the Largest school in the Chinese Wushu system.There are more than 700 kinds of Wushu routines.It is also known as“Wushu Zen”because.
