Unit 3 terms | COMM 4340 - COMM REL, Quizzes of Communication

Class: COMM 4340 - COMM REL; Subject: COMM - Communication Studies; University: University of Georgia; Term: Spring 2014;

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TERM 1
Primordial history
DEFINITION 1
- myths that set out basic premises of a world view- First 11
chapters of Genesis= Primordial history of the Bible
TERM 2
Joseph Narrative
DEFINITION 2
- Example of how meaning Primordial History of the Bible is
elaborated in subsequent narrativesE lements in story: - Spiritual
blindness- Brother's failure to recogniz e Joseph - Alienation from
God- Brother's hatred of Joseph - R estoration of knowledge of God-
Joseph's prophecies - Spirit ual restoration- Joseph's refusing to
disclose his identity until the brothers turn from evil - Repentance-
Judah offering his life for his young brot her
TERM 3
Recursion
DEFINITION 3
- Repetition of themes and patterns in basic plot element of a
storyExamples: - Wizard of Oz - Jonah Story- recursion of
Noah story (in reverse)
TERM 4
Types and Anti-types
DEFINITION 4
- A type is a person, place, or thing that anticipates an anti-
type which is their prophetic fulfillment.
TERM 5
Messiah
DEFINITION 5
- "Anointed one"
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TERM 1

Primordial history

DEFINITION 1

  • myths that set out basic premises of a world view- First 11 chapters of Genesis= Primordial history of the Bible TERM 2

Joseph Narrative

DEFINITION 2

  • Example of how meaning Primordial History of the Bible is elaborated in subsequent narrativesElements in story: - Spiritual blindness- Brother's failure to recognize Joseph - Alienation from God- Brother's hatred of Joseph - Restoration of knowledge of God- Joseph's prophecies - Spiritual restoration- Joseph's refusing to disclose his identity until the brothers turn from evil - Repentance- Judah offering his life for his young brother TERM 3

Recursion

DEFINITION 3

  • Repetition of themes and patterns in basic plot element of a storyExamples: - Wizard of Oz - Jonah Story- recursion of Noah story (in reverse) TERM 4

Types and Anti-types

DEFINITION 4

  • A type is a person, place, or thing that anticipates an anti- type which is their prophetic fulfillment. TERM 5

Messiah

DEFINITION 5

  • "Anointed one"

TERM 6

Extra-biblical Recursion

DEFINITION 6

  • When episodes occurring during ordinary history are relate to biblical episodes- Example: MLK "Mountain Top" speech - Compares self to Moses TERM 7

Displacement

DEFINITION 7

  • Northrop Frye's term describing tendency of secular narratives to appropriate their plots from religious myths- Theorizes that the narratives maintain some religious meaning to the stories they imitate-Example: E.T. - Plot comes from the Gospels TERM 8

"Babette's Feast"

DEFINITION 8

  • Displacement- secular story imitating the Last Supper story- Babette related to Christ by simile: - From obscure origins, takes up with fishermen - Role of servant- To notice displacement, one must actively employ an exegesis of analogy, Literary displacement never draws attention to itself - A narrative NOT about God, but God-like deeds TERM 9

"A Good Man is Hard to Find"

DEFINITION 9

  • by Flannery O'Connor- Story examines character of evil and the shallowness and pretentiousness of what we call virtue- Dramatic irony- we see Grandmother's flaws, but she sees herself as virtuous- "Banality of evil"- the ordinary of evil - Example: Nuremberg Trials of Nazi Leaders - Ordinary men, ordinary values, capable of extraordinary evil - temptations to commit terrible crimes can be found in any person