wyszukanych pozycji: 14
Athena in the Classical World
ISBN: 9789004121423 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Among ancient Greek deities, none has enjoyed as rich a life as Athena - goddess of war, wisdom and the arts - and she continues to fascinate and challenge today.
This volume sheds light on the goddess more comprehensively than has previously been attempted. It brings together the latest research, centring on Greek and Roman religion, literature and archaeology, yet also encompassing ancient Near Eastern, Indo-European, and modern interpretations. Cults and myths are explored, as are political, social, and gendered roles, and art historical and etymological developments. Recurrent themes... Among ancient Greek deities, none has enjoyed as rich a life as Athena - goddess of war, wisdom and the arts - and she continues to fascinate and chal...
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956,82 zł |
Theology and Film
ISBN: 9781405144377 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This introductory textbook uses appreciation of film to explore debates between theology and contemporary culture. It examines both method and theory and features a range of film examples throughout.
This introductory textbook uses appreciation of film to explore debates between theology and contemporary culture. It examines both method and theory ...
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492,21 zł |
Christmas as Religion: The Relationship Between Sacred and Secular
ISBN: 9780198754565 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In Christmas as Religion, Christopher Deacy explores the premise that religion plays an elementary role in our understanding of the Christmas festival, but takes issue with much of the existing literature which is inclined to limit the contours and parameters of -religion- to particular representations and manifestations of institutional forms of Christianity. -Religion- is often tacitly identified as having an ecclesiastical frame of reference, so that if the Church is not deemed to play a central role in the practice of Christmas for many people today then it can legitimately be...
In Christmas as Religion, Christopher Deacy explores the premise that religion plays an elementary role in our understanding of the Christmas...
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280,21 zł |
Faith in Film: Religious Themes in Contemporary Cinema
ISBN: 9781138262850 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How plausible is it to examine the medium of film through a Christian lens? Are there any grounds for supposing that, in 'going to the movies', one is participating in a religious activity? Faith in Film identifies and explores these key questions. From the unprecedented and innovative perspective of Christian theology, this book investigates how cinema audiences wrestle with religious beliefs and values. Through a reading of films as diverse as Groundhog Day, Billy Liar, Fight Club, Nobody's Fool and The Passion of the Christ, Deacy reveals that the movies raise vital questions about the...
How plausible is it to examine the medium of film through a Christian lens? Are there any grounds for supposing that, in 'going to the movies', one is...
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262,78 zł |
Faith in Film: Religious Themes in Contemporary Cinema
ISBN: 9780754651581 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the unprecendented and innovative perspective of Christian theology, this book investigates how cinema audiences wrestle with their religious beliefs and values. Deacy reveals that movies raise vital questions about the spiritual landscape and normative values of western society today.
From the unprecendented and innovative perspective of Christian theology, this book investigates how cinema audiences wrestle with their religious bel...
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683,39 zł |
Screening the Afterlife: Theology, Eschatology, and Film
ISBN: 9780415572590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the 'last things' as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on a range of films from Flatliners and What Dreams May Come to Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption, it offers the first comprehensive examination of death and the afterlife within the growing field of religion and film. Topics addressed include:
Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the 'last things' as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on... |
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199,71 zł |
Theology and Film
ISBN: 9781405144384 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This introductory textbook uses appreciation of film to explore debates between theology and contemporary culture. It examines both method and theory and features a range of film examples throughout.
This introductory textbook uses appreciation of film to explore debates between theology and contemporary culture. It examines both method and theory ...
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187,87 zł |
Screening the Afterlife: Theology, Eschatology, and Film
ISBN: 9780415572583 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the 'last things' as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on a range of films from Flatliners and What Dreams May Come to Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption, it offers the first comprehensive examination of death and the afterlife within the growing field of religion and film. Topics addressed include: the survival of personhood after death the language of resurrection and immortality Near-Death Experiences and Mind-Dependent Worlds the portrayal of 'heaven' and 'hell'. Students taking courses on eschatology will...
Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the 'last things' as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on a range of films fr...
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709,67 zł |
Athena
ISBN: 9780415300667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 18 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this definitive assessment of the various representations and approaches to Athena, Susan Deacy does what no other has done before and brings all the aspects of this legendary figure into one, outstanding study. A survey of one of the most enduringly popular of ancient deities, the book introduces Athena's myth, cult and reception, while directing the reader to detailed discussion as and when it is appropriate. Students will find it a great help in their studies, and for the general reader with an interest in the ancient world and for those from related disciplines such... In this definitive assessment of the various representations and approaches to Athena, Susan Deacy does what no other has done before and brings al... |
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199,71 zł |
Athena
ISBN: 9780415300650 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this definitive assessment of the various representations and approaches to Athena, Susan Deacy does what no other has done before and brings all the aspects of this legendary figure into one, outstanding study. A survey of one of the most enduringly popular of ancient deities, the book introduces Athena s myth, cult and reception, while directing the reader to detailed discussion as and when it is appropriate. Students will find it a great help in their studies, and for the general reader with an interest in the ancient world and for those from related disciplines such as... In this definitive assessment of the various representations and approaches to Athena, Susan Deacy does what no other has done before and brings al... |
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709,67 zł |
Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age
ISBN: 9781138265813 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred in relation to cultures of everyday life. Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age offers inter-disciplinary perspectives drawing from theology, religious studies, media studies, cultural studies, film studies, sociology and anthropology. Combining theoretical frameworks for the analysis of religion, media and popular culture, with focused international case studies of particular texts, practices, communities and audiences, the authors...
In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred i...
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262,78 zł |
Nostalgia, Religion and Popular Culture
ISBN: 9781350477810 / Twarda / 09-01-2025 / 256 str. Książka dostępna od: 09-01-2025 |
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424,49 zł |
Revisiting Rape in Antiquity: Sexualised Violence in Greek and Roman Worlds
ISBN: 9781350099203 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How did the Greeks and Romans perceive rape? How seriously was it taken, and who were seen as its main victims? These are two central questions that Rape in Antiquity: Sexual Violence in the Greek and Roman Worlds (1997), edited by Susan Deacy and Karen F. Pierce, aimed to approach in twelve chapters. Setting out to understand if the ancients had a concept of rape and how it was understood through different angles – including legal, social, cultural and historiographical – Rape in Antiquity made an invaluable contribution to the scholarship on sexual violence in the ancient world,...
How did the Greeks and Romans perceive rape? How seriously was it taken, and who were seen as its main victims? These are two central questions that R...
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683,39 zł |
Rape in Antiquity : Sexual Violence in the Greek and Roman Worlds
ISBN: 9780715631478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This collection of 12 original essays provides an overview of how Greeks and Romans perceived the phenomenon of rape. Using the numerous references to rape in Greek legal speeches, comedy, tragedy, visual art and myth, the authors assess the degree of seriousness with which rape was taken and who was seen as its main victims. They also consider whether the numerous Greek and Roman myths that involve rape reflect real-life behaviour and attitudes. Modern readers, used to a discourse which focuses on the question of woman's (or man's) consent to sexual activity, and which treats an unwilling... This collection of 12 original essays provides an overview of how Greeks and Romans perceived the phenomenon of rape. Using the numerous references... |
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183,94 zł |