The Sacred Desert: Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture

The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.

• An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.
• Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.
• Makes connections across millennia of desert literature.
• Deepens the reader's understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site,
• Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.
• Written in a readable and engaging style.