What might it mean, existentially and spiritually, to form an intimate relation with discrete sites or dwelling places on earth? This book offers a uniquely integrative perspective on the matter. Blending theological and cultural analysis, it focuses on the multi-layered witness enshrined in American literary texts and demonstrates that hallowed geography and the sacramentality of place have mattered throughout our history.
What might it mean, existentially and spiritually, to form an intimate relation with discrete sites or dwelling places on earth? This book offers a uniquely integrative perspective on the matter. Blending theological and cultural analysis, it focuses on the multi-layered witness enshrined in American literary texts and demonstrates that hallowed geography and the sacramentality of place have mattered throughout our history.
John Gatta is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English at Sewanee: The University of the South. He is the author of Making Nature Sacred (OUP 2004) and numerous other publications concerned with American literature and the interplay between religion and literature.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter 1. Houses of the Spirit Chapter 2. Spirits of Pilgrimage, Peregrination, and Re-Placement Chapter 3. The Place of Imagination Chapter 4. Sacred Sites and Geographies Chapter 5. Contemplating Site-Based Education and Place-making Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction Chapter 1. Houses of the Spirit Chapter 2. Spirits of Pilgrimage, Peregrination, and Re-Placement Chapter 3. The Place of Imagination Chapter 4. Sacred Sites and Geographies Chapter 5. Contemplating Site-Based Education and Place-making Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
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