36.2306, Books: Love, Sex, and the Sacred: Szelid (2025)

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Subject: 36.2306, Books: Love, Sex, and the Sacred: Szelid (2025)

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Date: 30-Jul-2025
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Love, Sex, and the Sacred: Szelid (2025)


Title: Love, Sex, and the Sacred
Subtitle: A metaphor analysis of Hungarian folk songs
Series Title: Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/clscc.18

Author(s): Veronika Szelid

eBook ISBN:  9789027244789 Pages:  277 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244789 Pages:  277 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244789 Pages:  277 Price: U.S. $ 163.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027222268 Pages:  277 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027222268 Pages:  277 Price: Europe EURO 132.50
Hardback ISBN:  9789027222268 Pages:  277 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027222268 Pages:  277 Price: U.S. $ 163.00

Abstract:

Most Hungarian folksongs are about SEX – according to a widely
accepted opinion of ethnographers. But what is SEX about? How is it
connected to LOVE, and what does THE SACRED have to do with these?
Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory, this book reveals the profound
connections between the three concepts, highlighting the spiritual
roots of romantic love in a premodern, religious context. Within this
framework, we can gain a better understanding of the true role of
women in traditional religious societies – a role often misunderstood
or perhaps misjudged by contemporary perspectives as unjust,
oppressed, exploited, and pathetic. However, such perspectives might
overlook valuable lessons that could still resonate today. The volume
cuts across linguistics, philosophy, cultural anthropology, and
religious studies, by offering a compelling look at how metaphors in
folk poetry serve as a window into a worldview where the concept of
LOVE and SEXUALITY transcend the physical boundaries of life.

Written In: English (eng)



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