9781405119740

The Sacred Desert

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781405119740

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Overview

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-13

9781405119740

ISBN-10

1405119748

Weight

1.02 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.71 x 9.00 In

List Price

$149.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

232 pages

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published On

2004-06-18



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