The Sacred Desert

Religion, Literature, Art and Culture

von David Jasper

232 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9781405119757
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.05.2004
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons