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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Even a horse may turn out to be an angel in disguise.21 Gradually , the whole story makes us feel that the world is shot through with spiritual things . Perhaps the main way in which this is achieved is through the continual ...
Even a horse may turn out to be an angel in disguise.21 Gradually , the whole story makes us feel that the world is shot through with spiritual things . Perhaps the main way in which this is achieved is through the continual ...
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That wheel is a ' great wheel of fire , turning and turning , and flashing out blue lights ' , and from it comes a music like the music of an Aeolian harp blown upon by the wind that bloweth where it listeth .
That wheel is a ' great wheel of fire , turning and turning , and flashing out blue lights ' , and from it comes a music like the music of an Aeolian harp blown upon by the wind that bloweth where it listeth .
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An ordinary meal at table , in this context , can turn into a Communion ; giving one's seat up in the bus can partake in the vicariousness of Christ ; studying one's toe in the bath can lead to a sense of Christ's body - ' How sweet of ...
An ordinary meal at table , in this context , can turn into a Communion ; giving one's seat up in the bus can partake in the vicariousness of Christ ; studying one's toe in the bath can lead to a sense of Christ's body - ' How sweet of ...
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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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