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ISBN: 9781405119757
Year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 232
Description:
The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert
in theology, history, literature, art and film.
An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology,
history, literature, art and film.
Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian
Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O?Keeffe,
Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.
Makes connections across millennia of desert literature.
Deepens the reader?s understanding of the desert as a
real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site,
Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.
Written in a readable and engaging style.
ISBN: 9781405119757
Year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 232
Description:
The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert
in theology, history, literature, art and film.
An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology,
history, literature, art and film.
Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian
Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O?Keeffe,
Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.
Makes connections across millennia of desert literature.
Deepens the reader?s understanding of the desert as a
real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site,
Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.
Written in a readable and engaging style.