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Paul Avis
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Pages
197
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780415215022
ISBN-10
0415215021
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$140.00
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Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture. In God and the Creative Imagination, Paul Avis argues the contrary: we see that actually, metaphor, symbol and myth, are the key to a real knowledge of God and the sacred. Avis examines what he calls an alternative tradition, stemming from the Romantic poets Blake, Wordsworth and Keats and drawing on the thought of Cleridge and Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science.
God and the Creative Imagination intriguingly draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy of science, to show us that God is appropriately likened to an artist or poet and that the greatest truths are expressed in an imaginative form.
Anyone wishing to further their understanding of God, belief and the imagination will find this an inspiring work.
God and the Creative Imagination intriguingly draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy of science, to show us that God is appropriately likened to an artist or poet and that the greatest truths are expressed in an imaginative form.
Anyone wishing to further their understanding of God, belief and the imagination will find this an inspiring work.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Routledge (October 1, 1999)
9780415215022 | details & prices | 197 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $140.00
About: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture.
About: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture.
Paperback
from Routledge (October 5, 1999)
9780415215039 | details & prices | 197 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $46.95
About: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture.
About: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture.
Miscellaneous
from Routledge (January 14, 2004); titled "God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology"
9780203165034 | details & prices | 208 pages | List price $44.95
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