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Holy Tears: Weeping in the Religious Imagination Kimberley Charistine Patton
Holy Tears: Weeping in the Religious Imagination
Kimberley Charistine Patton
What religion does not serve as a theater of tears? This work addresses this universal phenomenon ranging from Mycenaean Greece up through the tragedy of 9/11. It offers essays on specific topics in religious weeping while also considering issues such as gender, memory, physiology, and spontaneity.
336 pages, 12 halftones.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 25, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691114446 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 234 × 36 mm · 552 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Hawley, John Stratton |
| Editor | Patton, Kimberley Christine |