Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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... devil and hell to heaven , or by arguing that all the commandments are to be broken . He tells us that , though Milton describes the devil being thrown from heaven , the devil's view of it is ' that the Messiah fell , & formed a heaven ...
... devil and hell to heaven , or by arguing that all the commandments are to be broken . He tells us that , though Milton describes the devil being thrown from heaven , the devil's view of it is ' that the Messiah fell , & formed a heaven ...
Page 283
... devil to evacuate the Bible of meaning , to convey to man that he could be supremely happy without any need for a ... devil's lies , and must be destroyed . In order to report this , however , Father Ruiz - Sanchez is forced himself into ...
... devil to evacuate the Bible of meaning , to convey to man that he could be supremely happy without any need for a ... devil's lies , and must be destroyed . In order to report this , however , Father Ruiz - Sanchez is forced himself into ...
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... devil , associated with the end of the world , was in fact based on a faint prevision of these aliens , who have come to preside over what may well be the dissolution of the world . Thus the ' devil ' imagery comes not from a past event ...
... devil , associated with the end of the world , was in fact based on a faint prevision of these aliens , who have come to preside over what may well be the dissolution of the world . Thus the ' devil ' imagery comes not from a past event ...
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The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
Copyright | |
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