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God and mystery in words : experience through metaphor and drama

Author:David Brown

Summary:In this wide-ranging book that moves from Greek drama to modern poetry, David Brown explores the ways in which the poetry and drama of the past were rooted in religious questions. He posits that their creative potential needs to be rediscovered to bring present-day worship and experience of God alive

Print Book, English, 2008

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008

Physical Description:288 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9780199231836, 0199231834

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:181422181

Subjects:

Arts Aspect religieux Christianisme

Christianity and the arts

Poetry Religious aspects

Religion and drama

Religion and poetry

Religion et poésie

Religion et théâtre

Contents:

I. Experience through metaphor. Logos and mystery

Metaphor and disclosure

Hymns and psalms

Verbal and visual images

II. Experience through drama. Drama and religion

Enactment in music

Performance, costume, staging

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Table of contents

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