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The Sacred Body

Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art and Culture [Hardback]

by David Jasper

Author
David Jasper
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Published
August 2009

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Continuing the work began in "The Sacred Desert", David Jasper here turns his attention to the body, seeking a profound understanding of what it means to be in the flesh. A deeply autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema, "The Sacred Body" rigorously and artfully pursues the body of the Christian tradition of 'the Word made flesh' - a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinised, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Engaging ascetic traditions that began among fourth-century desert monastics, as well as George Herbert, Simone Weil, Meister Eckhart, James Joyce and others, David Jasper once again provides a bold, learned, and original theological exploration.