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305 - Richard Rohlin - How to Read Like a Medieval Person

The Symbolic World

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The Modern World's Detachment from Faith and Scripture

This chapter explores the detachment of society from faith and scripture, discussing the challenges it presents in understanding and interpreting religious texts. It emphasizes the importance of reading ancient and pre-modern literature with a different mindset and delves into the decline of deep reading in our modern society. The chapter also touches upon the concept of coherence in storytelling and the differences between pre-modern and modern approaches to reading.

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