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The Sacred Desert : Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture, Paperback / softback Book

The Sacred Desert : Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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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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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:232 pages
  • Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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  • ISBN:9781405119757

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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:232 pages
  • Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781405119757