The Sacred in Life and Art by Sherrard, Philip - 2004

Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2004 (New - will be sent to you direct from the publisher in Greece) We are becoming increasingly aware that the forms of our life and art have over the last few centuries been characterized by the progressive loss of precisely that sense which gives virtually all other civilizations and cultures of the world their undying lustre and significance: the sense of the sacred. This book is an attempt to clarify what is demanded if we are to have any chance of avoiding the cosmic catastrophe implicit in the modern world's concept of a cosmos completely desacralized. It examines the nature and significance of the sacred itself, why the sense of its presence has been eroded from our consciousness over recent centuries, how we can re-awaken this sense, and what such a re-awakening must mean in terms of our personal and creative life. It affirms the ever-present, timeless qualities of beauty, love and miracle through which we can be renewed and transformed, whatever the conditions of the world in which we live.This book complements the author's Human Image: World Image.. Reprint. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece.