| Metaphors as Maieutics of Learning e |
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Martin Cortazzi |
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This paper examines the mappings of meanings of sets of metaphors in the Baha'i writings to argue that they create spaces for reflection and creativity in a `maieutic' function of serving as midwives of learning. Building on Hatcher's (1987, 1994, 1997) application of literary views of metaphor to Baha'i texts, the paper employs the frameworks of c... |
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