Sacred Desert : Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture

Sacred Desert : Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture
sku: COM9781405119740NEW
$112.66
Shipping from: Canada
   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. 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.
   Price history chart & currency exchange rate

Customers also viewed

in this storein other stores

Seeking the Centre: The Australian Desert in Literature, Art and Film
57%
$63.44
Seeking the Centre: The Australian Desert in Literature, Art and Film
Narrative as Virtual Reality: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
40%
$54.19
Narrative as Virtual Reality: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society)
37%
$73.45
A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society)
The Homoerotics of Early Modern Drama (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Series Number 21)
36%
$93.81
The Homoerotics of Early Modern Drama (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Series Number 21)
Picturing Reform in Victorian Britain (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 79)
35%
$38.54
Picturing Reform in Victorian Britain (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 79)
Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present
32%
$143.55
Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present
Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature: Critical Perspectives and Conversations (Language, Culture, and Teaching Series)
31%
$54.82
Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature: Critical Perspectives and Conversations (Language, Culture, and Teaching Series)
The American Counterfeit: Authenticity and Identity in American Literature and Culture
28%
$41.04
The American Counterfeit: Authenticity and Identity in American Literature and Culture
Heimat: A Critical Theory of the German Idea of Homeland (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 1)
27%
$38.46
Heimat: A Critical Theory of the German Idea of Homeland (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 1)
Religion in the Media Age (Media, Religion and Culture)
25%
$41.38
Religion in the Media Age (Media, Religion and Culture)
The Racial Hand in the Victorian Imagination (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 102)
23%
$35.00
The Racial Hand in the Victorian Imagination (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 102)
The Arts of Disruption: Allegory and Piers Plowman (Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture)
20%
$133.54
The Arts of Disruption: Allegory and Piers Plowman (Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture)
Exorcising the Trouble Makers: Magic, Science, and Culture (Contributions to the Study of Religion)
19%
$88.61
Exorcising the Trouble Makers: Magic, Science, and Culture (Contributions to the Study of Religion)
Religion in Hellenistic Athens (Volume 29) (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
17%
$85.99
Religion in Hellenistic Athens (Volume 29) (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
Poetic Encounters in the Americas: Remarkable Bridge (Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture) [Hardcover ]
16%
$154.19
Poetic Encounters in the Americas: Remarkable Bridge (Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture) [Hardcover ]
Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology (Isaac Hecker Studies in Religion and American Culture)
13%
$54.32
Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology (Isaac Hecker Studies in Religion and American Culture)
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
11%
$35.16
A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 41)
10%
$109.49
Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 41)
Membranes: Metaphors of Invasion in Nineteenth-Century Literature, Science, and Politics (Medicine and Culture)
7%
$67.07
Membranes: Metaphors of Invasion in Nineteenth-Century Literature, Science, and Politics (Medicine and Culture)
Religion and Culture in Renaissance England
4%
$89.22
Religion and Culture in Renaissance England
How Picturebooks Work (Children's Literature and Culture) [first edition]
3%
$48.00
How Picturebooks Work (Children's Literature and Culture) [first edition]
Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers (Children's Literature and Culture)
1%
$48.82
Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers (Children's Literature and Culture)
Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture
1%
$53.54
Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture
The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 35)
1%
$43.40
The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 35)
Race, Rape, and Lynching: The Red Record of American Literature, 1890-1912 (Race and American Culture)
1%
$56.86
Race, Rape, and Lynching: The Red Record of American Literature, 1890-1912 (Race and American Culture)
A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture and Literature
1%
$41.62
A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture and Literature
Anatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion
1%
$60.73
Anatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion
Poet's Prose: The Crisis in American Verse (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 44)
1%
$36.35
Poet's Prose: The Crisis in American Verse (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 44)
Understanding Chinese Culture: Philosophy, Religion, Science and Technology [Hardcover ]
1%
$106.74
Understanding Chinese Culture: Philosophy, Religion, Science and Technology [Hardcover ]
Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture
1%
$111.35
Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture
LF-6Ghz RF Digital Attenuator 0-60DB Step 0.25DB OLED display + Sofware Debugging Power level signal for Ham Radio Amplifier
1%
$64.95
LF-6Ghz RF Digital Attenuator 0-60DB Step 0.25DB OLED display + Sofware Debugging Power level signal for Ham Radio Amplifier
Разветвитель губ для заднего бампера автомобиля, спойлер, крышка для выпускного отверстия воздуха для Mercedes-Benz C-Class W206 AMG 2022 + (черный)
1%
$19.10
Разветвитель губ для заднего бампера автомобиля, спойлер, крышка для выпускного отверстия воздуха для Mercedes-Benz C-Class W206 AMG 2022 + (черный)
Hot Sale DAFTOYS 1/6th F010 Mr Ben Series Black Long Overcoat Model For 12inch Male Body Action Figures
1%
$30.93
Hot Sale DAFTOYS 1/6th F010 Mr Ben Series Black Long Overcoat Model For 12inch Male Body Action Figures
3Pcs 4 Inch 20W 220V Ventilating Exhaust Extractor Fan Window Wall Kitchen Toilet Bathroom Blower Air Clean Cooling Vent
+1%
1%
$41.80
3Pcs 4 Inch 20W 220V Ventilating Exhaust Extractor Fan Window Wall Kitchen Toilet Bathroom Blower Air Clean Cooling Vent
Batmax 3pcs AHDBT-301 AHDBT-302 Rechargeable Batteries+LCD Dual USB Charger for Gopro Hero 3/3 Hero3 Hero3 Camera Hero3 Go Pro
1%
$16.23
Batmax 3pcs AHDBT-301 AHDBT-302 Rechargeable Batteries+LCD Dual USB Charger for Gopro Hero 3/3 Hero3 Hero3 Camera Hero3 Go Pro
Резинка для волос BERIOTTI, d.6 см, 3 дизайна, 322-221
+8%
1%
~ $1.50
Резинка для волос BERIOTTI, d.6 см, 3 дизайна, 322-221