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Symbols of Sacred Science (Guenon, Rene. Works.)
Rene Guenon
Sophia Perennis
Sophia Perennis
In Symbols of Sacred Science, Guénon, a master of precise, even 'mathematical' metaphysical exposition, reveals himself as a consummate exegete of myth and symbolism as well, superior in many ways to Mircea Eliade, and comparable perhaps only to his...
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The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers
David Hansen
InterVarsity Press
InterVarsity Press
David Hansen colorfully conveys what most other ministry how-to books fail to mention--what it's like, in a confusing and messy world, to be a "parable of Jesus Christ" every day.
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Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology
W. J. T. Mitchell
University Of Chicago Press
University Of Chicago Press
"[Mitchell] undertakes to explore the nature of images by comparing them with words, or, more precisely, by looking at them from the viewpoint of verbal language. . . . The most lucid exposition of the subject I have ever read."—Rudolf...
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The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India
Benoy K. Behl
Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson
A potent and beautiful symbol of India's rich artistic past and a major treasury of Buddhist art. In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves some 200 miles northeast of Bombay. Ranging in date...
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Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and its Symbols, 1650-1815
Allen Ludwig
Wesleyan
Wesleyan
In Puritan New England, with its abiding concern for things not of this world and its distrust of forms and ceremonies, one art flourished: the symbolic art of mortuary monument stonecarvers. This carefully researched, beautifully illustrated work...
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Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images
David Morgan
University of California Press
University of California Press
This fascinating study of devotional images traces their historical links to important strains of American culture. David Morgan demonstrates how popular visual images--from Warner Sallman's "Head of Christ" to velvet renditions of DaVinci's "Last...
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Visions of Mary
Barbara Calamari, Sandra di Pasqua
Harry N. Abrams
Harry N. Abrams
The Virgin Mary inspires intense religious devotion throughout the Catholic world. In her 350 official incarnations-among them Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Lourdes, and The Mother of Sorrows-Mary brings a feminine face to...
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