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The Magi : Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate.
EBSCOhost Ebook Religion Collection - Worldwide Available online
EBSCOhost Ebook Religion Collection - Worldwide- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vanden Eykel, Eric.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--Nativity.
- Jesus Christ.
- Magi.
- Nativity of Jesus Christ.
- Genre:
- Religious materials.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : 1517 Media, 2022.
- Summary:
- The Magi examines the Magi story, its enrichments and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching, its artistic expressions, and its modern legacy in writing and music. The book explores the fascination the Magi story elicits in both ancient and modern readers and what the legacy tells us about its storytellers--and ourselves.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Authors, Readers, and Meanings
- 2. Magicians, Wise Guys, and Translators
- 3. Frescoes, Funny Hats, and Faraway Places
- 4. Sages, a Star, and the Search for the True King
- 5. Mushrooms, Armies, and Secrets as Old as the World
- 6. Horoscopes, Hymns, and Shifting Ground
- 7. Buddhists, Watches, and Endings
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Vanden Eykel, Eric The Magi
- ISBN:
- 9781506473741
- OCLC:
- 1338298384
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