Not Etched in Stone

Essays on Ritual Memory, Soul, and Society
Herausgeber: Conn, Marie A.; McGuire, Thérèse

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Produktbeschreibung

The essays presented by Professors Marie A. Conn and Thérèse McGuire examine stone and water as vehicles of ritual memory through the lenses of various disciplines. In seven concise yet revealing chapters, the authors examine instances throughout history and unbound by geography of stone and water as real or abstract objects that shape our lives, possibly without our notice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 217g
• ISBN-13: 9780761837022
• ISBN-10: 0761837027
• Artikelnr.: 22772804

Autorenporträt

Marie A. Conn is Professor of Religious Studies at Chestnut Hill College. Thérèse McGuire, SSJ, is Professor of Art at Chestnut Hill College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 "From the Rock Came Living Water: Stone
and Water as Vehicles of Ritual Memory" Chapter 3 "Light on Sacred Stone"
Chapter 4 "Stone of Norwich, Ashes of Aushcwitz: Julian of Norwich and Etty
Hillesum Finding Wisdom by Praying Life Experience" Chapter 5 "The Water
That Shattered Stone" Chapter 6 "Warming the Stone Heart of a Child in
Foster Care" Chapter 7 "Remembering the Children: Changing Trends in Child
and Infant Death Rates and in Memorialization" Chapter 8 "As Unyielding as
Stone: Group Behavior and the Question of War" Part 9 Index