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Numerous writers have discussed the metaphors by which we live, the ones that give meaning and orientation to our lives, that structure the ways in which we react to the world around us and to other people. Light and darkness constitute one of those metaphors. But, unlike many others of more recent origin, light:darkness can be traced back to the Upper Palaeolithic.
—David Lewis-Williams, Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
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Metaphorically Speaking: A Dictionary of 3,800 Picturesque Idiomatic Expressions (1990) by N. E. Renton

There are books on antonyms, synonyms, and rhyming words, but this is the first paperback work on metaphors, the idiomatic words and phrases used to create images for the purposes of comparison, clarification, or whimsy. Contains three separate, self-contained listings: a dictionary, a thematic section, and a thesaurus.

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Frederik Elwert

Call for Papers: International Conference on “#Metaphors of #Religion” October 27–29, 2025, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

This conference hosted by @sfb1475 invites scholars from different fields to discuss #metaphor research (including computational approaches) in a comparative perspective. Confirmed keynote speakers are Eve Sweetser and Gerard Steen. Submission deadline: February 28, 2025 #DigitalHumanities #MultilingualDH #ReligiousStudies sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/ 🚀

sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.deInternational Conference on "Metaphors of Religion" October 27–29, 2025 | Ruhr University Bochum, GermanyThe Collaborative Research Center 1475 (CRC 1475) at Ruhr University Bochum invites submissions for its International Conference on “Metaphors of Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation”, to be held October 27–29th, 2025. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the critical role of metaphors in shaping religious meaning across traditions, texts, and contexts. With contributions from diverse disciplines, the event aims to foster innovative discussions on how metaphors function as foundational elements in religious language. Keynote Speakers Eve Sweetser (University of California, Berkeley) Gerard Steen (University of Amsterdam) Key Topics and Questions We welcome submissions on themes that engage with, but are not limited to, the following topics: Religious Metaphor and Meaning-Making: What role do metaphors play in the emergence of religious language? How is metaphor connected to notions such as ‘holy languages?’ Comparative Metaphor Studies: How do different religious traditions (e.g., Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism) utilize similar or divergent metaphors to address themes of salvation, conduct of life, or imaginaries of the divine? For example, to what extent do we find metaphors of Light, Way, or the Human Body across different traditions? Cognitive (and) Linguistic Approaches to Religious Metaphor: How do cognitive linguistic theories of metaphor (e.g., mapping and blending theories) illuminate the unique challenges of religious language? Historical and Cultural Shifts in Religious Metaphors: What historical and, in particular, interreligious factors shape the development and transformation of specific religious metaphors? How do metaphors adapt or reconfigure in response to cross-cultural encounters? Digital and Computational Approaches to Metaphor Analysis: Which new methods can be employed to analyze religious metaphors at scale, particularly across languages and cultures? How can digital humanities tools enhance our understanding of metaphor in religious contexts? Materiality and Visuality in Metaphors: How do metaphors extend beyond language to religious artifacts, images, and other media? What are the methodological challenges in analyzing metaphors in non-verbal religious contexts? Submission Guidelines We invite contributions across a range of disciplines including religious studies, linguistics, area studies, philologies, sociology, anthropology, digital humanities, and beyond, to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the role and impact of metaphor in religion. We invite proposals for the following formats: Individual Papers: Please submit a 300–400-word abstract detailing your research question, methodology, and anticipated findings. Panels: Organized panels with 3–4 presentations centered on a cohesive theme. Panel proposals should include an overview (300 words) and abstracts for each paper (300–400 words). Roundtable Discussions: Proposals for roundtable sessions should outline the central theme, key questions, and expected contributions (300–400 words). Submit your Proposal Submissions are due 28 February 2025, and should include: Title of the paper, panel, or roundtable discussion Author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information Abstracts (300-400 words as specified above) Send your submissions to: sfb1475-coordination@rub.de For the full Call for Papers, download the PDF here: https://static.ceres.rub.de/media/filer_public/6e/9a/6e9a8d30-9e9f-47bd-b4f7-59cae5e57ff6/cfp_conference_metaphors_of_religion_2025.pdf  
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RHET AI Center

📢 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀

📝 Join Dr. Anna Henschel on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 at the MPI lecture hall in Tübingen, where she will present the results of a survey with #AI researchers and offer practical tips for using more effective #metaphors in AI #communication.

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🗣️ The event will be held in English and takes place in person in the Max-Planck Institute lecture hall in Tübingen (Max-Planck-Ring 4) from 𝟱.𝟯𝟬 – 𝟳.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺.

Das Bild ist ein Ankündigungsbanner für den Vortrag von Anna Henschel, die links oben im Bild abgebildet ist, daneben ist das Journalist-in-Residence Logo zu sehen. Ganz unten sind die Logos von Cyber Valley, dem RHET AI und der VolkswagenStiftung abgebildet.
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Frederik Elwert

Our research center @sfb1475 hosts an international conference on the topic “#Metaphors of #Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation” next fall. One of the topics will be “Digital and Computational Approaches to #Metaphor Analysis.” Keynote speakers are Eve Sweetser and Gerard Steen. Interested? Here’s the full #CfP: sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/ Deadline: 28 Feb 2025. Please share! #DigitalHumanities

sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.deInternational Conference on "Metaphors of Religion" October 27–29, 2025 | Ruhr University Bochum, GermanyThe Collaborative Research Center 1475 (CRC 1475) at Ruhr University Bochum invites submissions for its International Conference on “Metaphors of Religion: Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation”, to be held October 27–29th, 2025. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the critical role of metaphors in shaping religious meaning across traditions, texts, and contexts. With contributions from diverse disciplines, the event aims to foster innovative discussions on how metaphors function as foundational elements in religious language. Keynote Speakers Eve Sweetser (University of California, Berkeley) Gerard Steen (University of Amsterdam) Key Topics and Questions We welcome submissions on themes that engage with, but are not limited to, the following topics: Religious Metaphor and Meaning-Making: What role do metaphors play in the emergence of religious language? How is metaphor connected to notions such as ‘holy languages?’ Comparative Metaphor Studies: How do different religious traditions (e.g., Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism) utilize similar or divergent metaphors to address themes of salvation, conduct of life, or imaginaries of the divine? For example, to what extent do we find metaphors of Light, Way, or the Human Body across different traditions? Cognitive (and) Linguistic Approaches to Religious Metaphor: How do cognitive linguistic theories of metaphor (e.g., mapping and blending theories) illuminate the unique challenges of religious language? Historical and Cultural Shifts in Religious Metaphors: What historical and, in particular, interreligious factors shape the development and transformation of specific religious metaphors? How do metaphors adapt or reconfigure in response to cross-cultural encounters? Digital and Computational Approaches to Metaphor Analysis: Which new methods can be employed to analyze religious metaphors at scale, particularly across languages and cultures? How can digital humanities tools enhance our understanding of metaphor in religious contexts? Materiality and Visuality in Metaphors: How do metaphors extend beyond language to religious artifacts, images, and other media? What are the methodological challenges in analyzing metaphors in non-verbal religious contexts? Submission Guidelines We invite contributions across a range of disciplines including religious studies, linguistics, area studies, philologies, sociology, anthropology, digital humanities, and beyond, to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the role and impact of metaphor in religion. We invite proposals for the following formats: Individual Papers: Please submit a 300–400-word abstract detailing your research question, methodology, and anticipated findings. Panels: Organized panels with 3–4 presentations centered on a cohesive theme. Panel proposals should include an overview (300 words) and abstracts for each paper (300–400 words). Roundtable Discussions: Proposals for roundtable sessions should outline the central theme, key questions, and expected contributions (300–400 words). Submit your Proposal Submissions are due 28 February 2025, and should include: Title of the paper, panel, or roundtable discussion Author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information Abstracts (300-400 words as specified above) Send your submissions to: sfb1475-coordination@rub.de For the full Call for Papers, download the PDF here: https://static.ceres.rub.de/media/filer_public/6e/9a/6e9a8d30-9e9f-47bd-b4f7-59cae5e57ff6/cfp_conference_metaphors_of_religion_2025.pdf  
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Ecologia Digital

"Many of our #metaphors frame #AI as a #tool to be used, emphasising #human agency in its application. Lucinda McKnight & Cara Shipp wrote an article problematising the word “tool” in AI contexts, arguing that this framing oversimplifies the complex nature & impacts of AI systems. They suggest that viewing AI merely as a neutral tool ignores its “embeddedness” in socio-technical systems, its potential for harm, and the power dynamics inherent in its development & use."

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Leon Furze · AI Metaphors We Live By: The Language of Artificial IntelligenceIn “Metaphors We Live By,” Lakoff and Johnson emphasise that metaphors are fundamental to human thought and language, not just decorative language. In this post, I’ve examined my …
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Brigitte Nerlich

In this week's post I return to the topic of war #metaphors in talk about bacteria with a focus on metaphor scenarios and #scicomm blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makings

Making Science Public · Gunfight at the O.K Corral; or how bacteria interact in popular science writing - Making Science PublicFor many years, I have been fascinated by war metaphors that people use to talk about bacteria, especially in the context of antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome and microbiology itself. I am not the only one, of course. There is a thriving literature on war metaphors relating to bacteria that started to expand after Joshua Lederberg ...
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Frederik Elwert

New paper out: In “Annotating Metaphorical Mappings: An Implementation of Steen’s Five Step Method,” Stefanie Dipper and I explain how we use complex #Annotation to capture the conceptual structure of a #Metaphor and also document the researcher’s underlying assumptions. This is the core shared methodology in our @sfb1475 “#Metaphors of #Religion.” doi.org/10.46586/mp.258 #DigitalHumanities #MultilingualDH #ReligiousStudies

omp.ub.rub.de Annotating Metaphorical Mappings: An Implementation of Steen’s Five Step Method | Metaphor Papers
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Frederik Elwert

You are a PhD candidate in the humanities and working on #metaphors? You might even be interested in the nexus of #metaphor and #religion? You’re at a non-German university but would like to come to Germany for a while? Our short-term fellowships (3–6 months) for @sfb1475 are open again: sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/ (Plus, we do quite a bit of #DigitalHumanities in the project as well.) Please share widely!

sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.deShort-Term Fellowships within the CRC 1475The CRC 1475 “Metaphors of Religion” is an interdisciplinary research network consisting of 16 projects and more than 40 scholars. The CRC combines research in religious studies, several philologies, and linguistics on the significance of metaphors for the formation of religious meaning-making. The research is conducted in a historical-diachronic and culturally comparative perspective. It is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Short-Term Fellowship Program The short-term fellowship program of the CRC 1475 provides international graduates and doctoral candidates from non-German universities the opportunity to get acquainted with the CRC's research approach and to develop their research project in exchange with the CRC's principal investigators (PIs). The research projects of the fellowship holders should be thematically related to one or more of the subprojects (A01–A04, B01–B05, and C01–C04, excluding the PR and INF projects) of the CRC so that the principal investigators and their teams can support their work. Information on the CRC's subprojects can be found here: https://sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/research/subprojects-sub/ In addition, fellows are assigned to the integrated “Graduate School of Metaphor and Religion” (GSMR) of the CRC and benefit from its structured training and mentoring program. The CRC offers an international environment for interdisciplinary research on religious meaning-making via metaphors, an extensive program of events, and excellent training in the study of religions, linguistics, and digital humanities. The duration of each fellowship is between 3 and 6 months. We will grant a fellowship of 1.365 € per month to each successful applicant. If applicable, an additional child allowance will be paid (400 € per month for the first child, an additional 100 € for each further child). Further, we provide office space, library access, and administrative support. Your Profile Excellent master's degree (or equivalent) in one of the disciplines in or related to the CRC 1475. Individual research project in one of the participating disciplines within the subject area of the CRC. You should assign your project to one of the subprojects of the CRC. Interest in metaphor theory and an affinity for working in an interdisciplinary research environment. Very good written and spoken English language skills. Expectations of Successful Candidates Regular participation and involvement in the CRC events and the training program of the GSMR (colloquia, guest lectures, workshops, journal clubs). Presentation of preliminary results of your individual research project within the GSMR research colloquium. Application Procedure Please submit your application as a single pdf file (!) to the GSMR coordinator Maren Jordan (maren.jordan@rub.de), by September 30, 2024. Late applications may be considered if positions are unfilled. Your application must include: a short letter of motivation (max. 1 page) a research proposal and timeline for the duration of your fellowship (3-5 pages, including cited references). Your proposal should state which subproject within the CRC you want to be affiliated with your CV, including your academic transcripts, and a list of publications/presentations copy of your master’s degree For further information, please contact the GSMR coordinator, Maren Jordan, at maren.jordan@rub.de Download pdf here.
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Metaphors in biology have a dangerous tendency to turn into “explanations,” and schematic representations of experimental findings…may be mistaken even by experts for literal pictures of what happens. One of the fundamental messages of this book is that we cannot properly understand how life works through analogies or metaphorical comparison with any technology that humans have ever invented (so far). Such analogies may provide a foothold for our understanding, but in the end they will fall short, and will constrain and even mislead us if we don’t recognize when to relinquish them.
—Philip Ball, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
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