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THE SACRED DESERT - RELIGION, LITERATURE, ART AND CULTURE
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| By: |
David Jasper |
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Hardback |
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£95.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405119748 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405119740 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
21 May, 2004 |
| 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. |
| Synopsis: |
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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| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
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