This book selects dominant Christian symbols and places them against the archaic background from which they grew, drawing on myths and rituals of both ancient and contemporary cultures, thereby integrating the worlds of symbol and reality, sacred and secular, myth and history.
This book selects dominant Christian symbols and places them against the archaic background from which they grew, drawing on myths and rituals of both ancient and contemporary cultures, thereby integrating the worlds of symbol and reality, sacred and secular, myth and history.
Sr Elizabeth Rees MA (Oxon) spent four years in a Benedictine monastery and studied sacred arts in New Mexico. For ten years she directed summer schools in Worship and the Arts in England and the USA. She is a Roman Catholic nun.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword. 1. Introduction. The Ancient Roots of Christian Symbols. 2. Corn, The Bread of Life. 3. Water and Blood; The Ark of Safety. 4. The Snake in Paradise Lost and Regained. 5. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Cross. 6. Sun and Moon; Fire and Light. 7. Symbols of Jesus and Mary in Art. 8. Priest and Shaman: Holy Leaders. 9. Chant and Incantation: Sacred Song. 10. The Dance of Heaven and Earth. Appendix. Bibliography.
Foreword. 1. Introduction. The Ancient Roots of Christian Symbols. 2. Corn, The Bread of Life. 3. Water and Blood; The Ark of Safety. 4. The Snake in Paradise Lost and Regained. 5. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Cross. 6. Sun and Moon; Fire and Light. 7. Symbols of Jesus and Mary in Art. 8. Priest and Shaman: Holy Leaders. 9. Chant and Incantation: Sacred Song. 10. The Dance of Heaven and Earth. Appendix. Bibliography.
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