The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1974-0

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232 pages

June 2004, Wiley-Blackwell

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Offers a fascinating and 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, Bill Viola, and Jim Crace
Makes connections across millennia of desert literature, stretching from the Bible - perhaps still the greatest of our desert texts - through to contemporary experiences of the desert
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 lively and engaging style, this is truly an original work of theology, and a captivating journey through the history of religion.