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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The ' Master ' of the story , who has been writing a story of Pontius Pilate , has no known name at all ; indeed he says it no longer exists.5 By this means it is suggested that we cannot be certain of the identity of anything , least ...
The ' Master ' of the story , who has been writing a story of Pontius Pilate , has no known name at all ; indeed he says it no longer exists.5 By this means it is suggested that we cannot be certain of the identity of anything , least ...
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This story substantially alters the account in the Gospels . It has Yeshua as a fairly inoffensive man who seems to have blundered into falling foul of the law , and whose death is recorded only in disgusting physical detail : there is ...
This story substantially alters the account in the Gospels . It has Yeshua as a fairly inoffensive man who seems to have blundered into falling foul of the law , and whose death is recorded only in disgusting physical detail : there is ...
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The title of the story , ' Disciples ' , is a mockery . If anything , the story portrays how ' Jesus ' is now a mere name debased in the streets , and perverted by those who hear it ( a group who jeer at ' Jesus loves you ' as a ...
The title of the story , ' Disciples ' , is a mockery . If anything , the story portrays how ' Jesus ' is now a mere name debased in the streets , and perverted by those who hear it ( a group who jeer at ' Jesus loves you ' as a ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The French Queste del Saint Graal 122 | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the Present |
| Author | Colin Nicholas Manlove |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0333558901, 9780333558904 |
| Length | 356 pages |
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