The sacred body: asceticism in religion, literature, art, and culture
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), a...
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| Main Author: |
Jasper, David 1951-
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| Format: | Print
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Waco, Tex.
Baylor University Press
c2009
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| In: |
Studies in Christianity and literature (4)
Year: 2009
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| Reviews: | The Sacred Body Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art and Culture. By David Jasper (2010) (Williams, Rowan, 1950 -)
The Sacred Body: Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture. By David Jasper (2010) (Collins, Paul M., 1953 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Christianity and literature
4
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Bodiliness
/ Asceticism
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Arts
/ Body (Motif)
/ Asceticism (Motif)
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Asceticism
/ Bodiliness
/ The Holy
/ Ascetic theology
/ Christian literature
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Asceticism in art
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Asceticism in literature
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Human body Religious aspects
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Human body in literature
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Human Body
Religious aspects
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