God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology

by Paul Avis

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'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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:041521503X

ISBN13:9780415215039

Release Date:October 1999

Publisher:Routledge

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Religion Religion & Spirituality

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