Explores the epistemological, experiential and political implications that follow when words are lifted out of language and discursive meaning.

Acknowledgements / Introduction/ 1. Words and Language / 2. Words in Print and in Printed Stories/ 3. Words Divine / 4. Words Textural / 5.Words Gestural / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index

Mariam Motamedi Fraser is Reader in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London