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What power does language have
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... What power does language have in Religion? Ela Topcuoglu 15.09.08 In order to discuss and identify what power language has in today's world, it is important to first define what 'language' means to an individual, because the words people use to tell a story or make a point "tell a story of their own" (Take back the language: words tell a story of their own. Keith M. Woods.) Therefore what language means to someone might have a completely different meaning to someone else, thus the answer as to what power language has will change depending on who is asked. However the points and connections made in this essay focus on religion and reflect the idea that language is any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures that are conceived as a means of communication thought or emotion Language itself operates in many different aspects in our world today and has played
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