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A Reading of Religious, Ritual, and Cultural Discourses through the Tensive Schema
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Morteza Babak Moein   |
| Associate Professor, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran |
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The tensive schema is a theoretical model conceptualised by Jacques Fontanille, a prominent figure in post-Greimasian semiotics. This schema facilitates the analysis of meaning within its evolutionary trajectory across two axes: the vertical axis of tensive affective intensity and the horizontal axis of spatiotemporal extensity. Consequently,it is frequently contrasted with the Greimasian semiotic square, which delineates conceptual relations within a static, logical, and categorical framework. The vertical tensive-affective axis correlates with qualitative and emotional attributes, internal tensions, and affective states, whereas the dimension of spatiotemporal extensity pertains to quantitative and numerical properties, as well as spatial and temporal scope. By employing this schema, the present article attempts to analyse various social and
cultural discourses. The objective is to establish the schema as a robust analytical tool through initial applications, thereby enabling its broader and more comprehensive implementation in the analysis of religious and ritual discourses. It is noteworthy that there remains a significant research gap concerning the application of this tensive
framework to religious and ritualistic discourses.
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| Keywords: Tensive Schema, Semiotic Square, Affective-Tensive Dimension, Spatiotemporal Extensity, Religious Discourse. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2026/06/30 | Accepted: 2025/12/31
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