Sacred Body

Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture

AvDavid Jasper

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Continuing the work began in The Sacred Desert, David Jasper here turns his attention to the body, seeking a profound understanding of what it means to be in the flesh. A deeply autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema, The Sacred Body rigorously and artfully pursues the body of the Christian tradition of ""the Word made flesh""--a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinized, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Engaging ascetic traditions that began among fourth-century desert monastics, as well as George Herbert, Simone Weil, Meister Eckhart, James Joyce and others, David Jasper once again provides a bold, learned, and original theological exploration.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-06
Mått:152 x 231 x 27 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Christianity and Literature
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781602581418

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

David Jasper is Professor of Literature and Theology at the University of Glasgow and is Distinguished Overseas Professor of Comparative Literature in the School of Liberal Arts at Renmin University of China.

Recensioner i media

"A beautiful, even inspired, book that weaves through art, literature, Scripture, and philosophy." --David E. Klemm, Professor of Modern Religious Thought, The University of Iowa

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIllustrationsPreface1. Introduction: A Sunlit Landscape amid the Night of Non-Being2. The Soul as Sacred Space3. The Body, Sacred and Profane4. The Word and the Body5. Asceticism as a Way of Love with a Modern Excursus6. Asceticism Imposed and Recovered: Velasquez, Martha and the Eyes of Faith7. The Eucharistic Body in Literature and Modern Experience: George Herbert and Simone Weil8. Holiness and the Resurrection Body: Meister Eckhart and James Joyce9. Romanticism and the Recovery of the Sacred in Language10. Towards Conclusions: Theological PossibilitiesBibliographyIndex