He Has No Place For Death To Enter (TTC)

Barthes’s analysis is influenced by the structuralist linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure; both Barthes and Saussure aim to explore and demystify the link between a sign and its meaning. But Barthes moves beyond structuralism in that he criticises the propensity of narratology to establish the overall system out of which all individual narratives are created, which makes the text lose its specificity (différance) (I). Barthes uses five specific “codes” that thematically, semiotically, and otherwise make a literary text reflect structures that are interwoven, but not in a definite way that closes the meaning of the text (XII). Barthes insists on the (different degrees of) plurality of a text—a plurality that should not be reduced by any privileged interpretation. He also flags the way in which the reader is an active producer of interpretations of the text, rather than a passive consumer. (II).

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/Z-

Sorry for my broken English.

Hermeneutically interesting question, but it cannot–in the structuralist sense–be worked out like Roland Barthes would do because Chinese written (and of course also spoken ones) language is so different compared to languages of the Indo-European languege group.

HOWDY

…the plot of Sarrasine is relatively uncomplicated. A sculptor falls in love with a woman who is actually a castrato, a man who has had his penis surgically removed. In an earlier published article, “The Death of the Author,” Barthes uses Sarrasine as a starting point that leads toward involving the reader in a multi-faceted exploration of the story’s plurality of voices even as he diminishes the role of the writer…

-http://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu50.html-

Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – chapter 50

Between birth and death,
Three in ten are following life,
Three in ten are following death,
And men just passing from birth to death also number three in ten.
Why is this so?
Because they live their lives on the gross level.

He who knows how to live can walk abroad
Without fear of rhinocerous or tiger.
He will not be wounded in battle.
For in him rhinoceroses can find no place to thrust their horn,
Tigers can find no place to use their claws,
And weapons no place to pierce.
Why is this so? Because he has no place for death to enter.

Sorry, but  in my opinion Roland Barthes’ book is quite deep although Honoré de Balzac is very boring author.

It’s´worth reading.

HOWDY

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpieces_of_the_Oral_and_Intangible_Heritage_of_Humanity-

The Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity was made by the Director-General of UNESCO starting in 2001 to raise awareness on intangible cultural heritage and encourage local communities to protect them and the local people who sustain these forms of cultural expressions. Several manifestations of intangible heritage around the world were awarded the title of Masterpieces to recognize the value of the non-material component of culture, as well as entail the commitment of states to promote and safeguard the Masterpieces. Further proclamations occurred biennially until 2005.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_chant#Oral_transmission

Prodigious energy was expended by ancient Indian culture in ensuring that these texts were transmitted from generation to generation with inordinate fidelity. Many forms of recitation or pathas were designed to aid accuracy in recitation and the transmission of the Vedas and other knowledge texts from one generation to the next. All hymns in each Veda were recited in this way; for example, all 1,028 hymns with 10,600 verses of the Rigveda was preserved in this way. Each text was recited in a number of ways, to ensure that the different methods of recitation acted as a cross check on the other.

…they prefered to capture. Unlike many ancient warriors Aztecs didn’t want to kill their enemies on the battlefield instead they wanted to capture them. Killing an enemy was actually considered to be clumsy; Aztecs believed it took much more skill to capture them and bring them alive to famed Aztec capital Tenochtitlan…   (0:11-0:30)

…they practiced human sacrifice with they captives… (0:45=>etc.)

…whilst remaining exactly the same and full of war …

What about the Aztec worldview?

Too cruel?

HOWDY

-http://www.mushmagic.com/blog-what-is-the-difference-between-psilocybin-and-mescaline-n55-

During the Pre-Colombian era mescaline was used primarily where the cacti grew. Mexico and Central America. The Aztecs used mescaline rich cacti like peyote or san pedro for vital rituals and tribal rights. They believed the vivid hallucinations and deep interpersonal contact were gifts from the gods

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Zouche-Nuttall-

The Codex Zouche-Nuttall or Codex Tonindeye is an accordion-folded pre-Columbian document of Mixtec pictography, now in the collections of the British Museum.