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Book Synopsis The Black Cathedral by : Marcial Gala
Download or read book The Black Cathedral written by Marcial Gala and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haunting and transcendently twisted, this English-language debut from a Cuban literary star is a tale of race, magic, belief, and fate The Stuart family moves to a marginal neighborhood of Cienfuegos, a city on the southern coast of Cuba. Arturo Stuart, a charismatic, visionary preacher, discovers soon after arriving that God has given him a mission: to build a temple that surpasses any before seen in Cuba, and to make of Cienfuegos a new Jerusalem. In a neighborhood that roils with passions and conflicts, at the foot of a cathedral that rises higher day by day, there grows a generation marked by violence, cruelty, and extreme selfishness. This generation will carry these traits beyond the borders of the neighborhood, the city, and the country, unable to escape the shadow of the unfinished cathedral. Told by a chorus of narrators—including gossips, gangsters, a ghost, and a serial killer—who flirt, lie, argue, and finish one another’s stories, Marcial Gala's The Black Cathedral is a darkly comic indictment of modern Cuba, gritty and realistic but laced with magic. It is a portrait of what remains when dreams of utopia have withered away.
Book Synopsis Cathedral of the Black Madonna by : Jean Markale
Download or read book Cathedral of the Black Madonna written by Jean Markale and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the connection between ancient druidic worship of a virgin at Chartres and the veneration of the Black Madonna • Examines the Virgin Mary’s origins in the pagan worship of the Mother Goddess • Identifies Mary with the dominant solar goddess of matriarchal societies The great cathedral of Chartres is renowned the world over as a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture and for its remarkable stained glass, considered alchemical glass, and its mystical labyrinth. But the sacred foundations of this sanctuary go back to a time long before Christianity when this site was a clearing where druids worshiped a Virgo Paritura: a virgin about to give birth. This ancient meeting place, where all the druids in Gaul gathered once a year, now houses the magnificent Chartres cathedral dedicated both to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and to one of the most venerated Black Madonnas in Europe: Our Lady of the Pillar. Coincidence? Hardly, says Jean Markale, whose exhaustive examination of the site traces Chartres’ roots back to prehistoric times and the appeal of the Black Madonna back to the ancient widespread worship of Mother Goddesses such as Cybele and Isis. Markale contends that the mother and child depicted by the Black Madonna are descended from the image worshipped by the druids of the Virgin forever giving birth. This image is not merely a representation of maternal love--albeit of a spiritual nature. It is a theological notion of great refinement: the Virgin gives birth ceaselessly to a world, a God, and a humanity in perpetual becoming.
Book Synopsis Sexuality and the Black Church by : Douglas, Kelly Brown
Download or read book Sexuality and the Black Church written by Douglas, Kelly Brown and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Upon This Rock by : Samuel G. Freedman
Download or read book Upon This Rock written by Samuel G. Freedman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-02-16 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles another explosive issue, this time race in America, by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving black church in one of New York's most desperate slums.
Book Synopsis Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel by : David S. Neal
Download or read book Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel written by David S. Neal and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canterbury Cathedral possesses a unique marble mosaic pavement, dating from the early twelfth century, which has long intrigued scholars and been the subject of speculation and debate. It forms part of the floor of the Trinity chapel, adjacent to the site where the shrine of St Thomas Becket stood, prior to the Reformation. Since the mosaic is older than the chapel itself and partly destroyed a pavement of figurative roundels, laid c. 1215, it must have been moved here from elsewhere in the cathedral. This volume explores the history and archaeology of the Trinity chapel, the pavement and the physical remains of the cult of Becket, based largely on hitherto unrecorded and unpublished evidence. In the early twelfth century, Archbishop Anselm rebuilt the eastern arm of the cathedral, introducing architectural elements from his native Italy, and these included a magnificent mosaic pavement, composed of the most expensive marbles, which lay in front of the high altar. In 1170, Archbishop Becket was murdered in the cathedral, and his body rested overnight on the pavement before being buried in the crypt. Thomas was immediately revered as a martyr, and in 1173 was canonized by the pope; a simple shrine was erected over his tomb. In the following year, a fire (arson) destroyed the eastern arm of the cathedral, precipitating the construction of the present Trinity and Corona chapels, wherein St Thomass remains were enshrined. After decades of delay and political strife, the enshrinement took place in 1220, in the presence of Henry III. The shrine comprised a great marble table, supported on six clusters of columns. On top of the table was a marble sarcophagus containing the saints body in an iron-bound timber coffin, over which stood the sumptuous feretory, a gabled timber roof, plated with sheets of gold and adorned with jewels. East of the shrine lies the small Corona chapel in which a fragment of Beckets skull was separately encased in a head-shrine, and to the west a large area was paved with forty-eight figurative stone roundels, created by French artisans. All around, stained-glass windows display the early miracles of Becket. The layout of the Trinity chapel underwent transmutations, first around 1230, when the mosaic pavement was taken up from the old presbytery, reduced in size and relaid in front of Beckets shrine, where is it today. Second, the chapel was reordered in c. 1290, when the podium carrying the shrine was enlarged and the paving around it reconfigured. Medieval tombs were now being installed in the chapels, including those of the Black Prince and Henry IV. The end came in 1538, when Henry VIII ordered the thorough destruction of Beckets shrines, but a great deal of archaeological evidence remained in the floors, walls and a few surviving fragments of the shrines, all now recorded and discussed in this volume for the first time.
Book Synopsis The History and Antiquities of the Conventual & Cathedral Church of Ely by : James Bentham
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Conventual & Cathedral Church of Ely written by James Bentham and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely by : James Bentham
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely written by James Bentham and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Long Island by : Episcopal Church. Diocese of Long Island. Convention
Download or read book Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Long Island written by Episcopal Church. Diocese of Long Island. Convention and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely: from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673, to the year 1771. Illustrated with copper-plates by : James BENTHAM (the Elder.)
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely: from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673, to the year 1771. Illustrated with copper-plates written by James BENTHAM (the Elder.) and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stand Your Ground by : Douglas Brown, Kelly
Download or read book Stand Your Ground written by Douglas Brown, Kelly and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gothic Cathedrals written by Karen Ralls and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross the threshold into the world of the High Middle Ages and explore the illuminating wisdom, beauty and art of the Gothic cathedrals, stunning wonders of the medieval era for all to see today. From bejewelled stained glass windows to a pilgrimage “on the road” to Compostela, the wonders of Gothic architecture continue to inspire many worldwide. From the 12th century, the Gothic architectural style continued to spread throughout Europe. Highly-regarded medievalist Dr. Karen Ralls explores the legacy of this exquisite architectural period, whose artistic beauty and expert craftsmanship have served for centuries to inspire feelings of spiritual reverence and aesthetic wonder. She details the relationship between architecture, geometry, and music; explores the concept of the labyrinth; pilgrimage; Black Madonnas; astronomical calculations in the design and location of cathedrals; stone and wood carvings; gargoyles; the teachings of Pythagoras and the later Neo-Platonists, and more. For the general reader and specialist alike, Dr. Ralls guides the reader through the history, places, art, and symbolism of these unique "books in stone", providing a lively portal and solid resource for all. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, a recommended reading section, lists of the major European cathedral sites and a full Bibliography, Gothic Cathedrals is a fascinating showcase of the mystic and spiritual symbolism found in these great structures of Europe, information that will help modern readers visit these sites and share in the energy of the sacred they continue to radiate.
Book Synopsis The Gothic Stained Glass of Reims Cathedral by : Meredith Parsons Lillich
Download or read book The Gothic Stained Glass of Reims Cathedral written by Meredith Parsons Lillich and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the stained-glass windows in the Gothic cathedral of Reims within the context of the evolution of the French monarchy and medieval art"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Cathedral written by David Macaulay and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1973 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book shows the intricate step-by-step process of an imaginary cathedral's growth.
Book Synopsis A Brief Account of Durham Cathedral, with Notices of the Castle, University, City Churches, &c by : Cathedral Church (Durham, City of)
Download or read book A Brief Account of Durham Cathedral, with Notices of the Castle, University, City Churches, &c written by Cathedral Church (Durham, City of) and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A brief account of Durham Cathedral, etc. [By I. Raine.] by : Cathedral (DURHAM)
Download or read book A brief account of Durham Cathedral, etc. [By I. Raine.] written by Cathedral (DURHAM) and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Monasticon Anglicanum...a History of the Abbies and Other Monasteries...and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches...in England and Wales by : William Dugdale
Download or read book Monasticon Anglicanum...a History of the Abbies and Other Monasteries...and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches...in England and Wales written by William Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cathedral written by Raymond Carver and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Twelve short stories that mark a turning point in the work of “one of the true American masters" (The New York Review of Books). “A writer of astonishing compassion and honesty … His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart.” —The Washington Post Book World A remarkable collection that includes the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. These twelve stories “overflow with the danger, excitement, mystery and possibility of life.” —The Washington Post Book World
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