Poetry and the religious imagination : the power of the word /

"What is the role of spiritual experience in poetry? What are the marks of a religious imagination? How close can the secular and the religious be brought together? How do poetic imagination and religious beliefs interact? Exploring such questions through the concept of the religious imaginatio...

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Other Authors: Bugliani Knox, Francesca, 1953- (Editor), Lonsdale, David, 1944- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2015]
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Summary:"What is the role of spiritual experience in poetry? What are the marks of a religious imagination? How close can the secular and the religious be brought together? How do poetic imagination and religious beliefs interact? Exploring such questions through the concept of the religious imagination, this book integrates interdisciplinary research in the area of poetry on the one hand, and theology, philosophy and Christian spirituality on the other. Established theologians, philosophers, literary critics and creative writers explain, by way of contemporary and historical examples, the primary role of imagination in the writing as well as in the reading of poetry" --
Physical Description:xii, 268 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472426246 (hardcover : alk. paper)
147242624X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781322872575
1322872570