{"product_id":"the-sacred-desert-david-jasper-9781405119757","title":"The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art and Culture","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jasper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405119756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405119757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.42w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 1416","brand":"David Jasper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064569655551,"sku":"9781405119757","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_572c91e8-cb18-43d8-9d7c-1032abbcb7c8.jpg?v=1685396262","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacred-desert-david-jasper-9781405119757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}