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Wiley-Blackwell The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture

Name: The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture
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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.

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Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1405119748
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Themes & Concepts
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 21 May 2004
Listed Since: 09 January 2007

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