{"product_id":"the-sacred-desert-religion-literature-art-and-culture-paperback","title":"The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Jasper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAn original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes connections across millennia of desert literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeepens the reader's understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site, \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a readable and engaging style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and original work, which reflects on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging with figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, William Blake, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Wim Wenders, Bill Viola, and Jim Crace, author David Jasper explores deserts as real places, as interior spaces and as they feature in numerous texts. He makes connections across millennia of desert texts, meditating on the mystical, religious and theological meanings that emerge. Underlying these interdisciplinary wanderings in the wasteland is the author's quest for a new form of religious thought and language. Lively and lucid, this outstanding work stretches from the Bible - perhaps still the greatest of our desert texts - through to contemporary experiences of the desert. It is truly an original work of theology, and a captivating journey through the history of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Jasper\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Literature and Theology at the University of Glasgow, and was the founding editor of the journal, \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred and Secular Canon in Romanticism\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Bible and Literature: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Stephen Prickett, Blackwell Publishing, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eReligion and Literature: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Robert Detweiler, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.06 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119562690695,"sku":"9781405119757","price":76.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e3ea946bcd6a26c55c53160a0ceb2b34.webp?v=1732541673","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sacred-desert-religion-literature-art-and-culture-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}