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This volume is the first comprehensive survey of iconic books and texts. It traces their development and influence from ancient to modern times and compares the
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Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: James W. Watts
Categories: Literary Criticism
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Religious and secular communities ritualize some books in one, two, or three dimensions. They ritualize the dimension of semantic interpretation through teachin
Books as Bodies and as Sacred Beings
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: James W. Watts
Categories: Books and reading
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In this volume an international team of scholars address the theme of books as sacred beings from an impressively diverse range of primary material and perspect
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
Language: en
Pages: 532
Authors: Martin Seymour-Smith
Categories: Literary Criticism
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The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pi
Books that Changed the World
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Andrew Taylor
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Books that Changed the World tells the fascinating stories behind 50 books that, in ways great and small, have changed the course of human history. Andrew Taylo