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The Spiritual Background to Christian Festivals
Charles Kovacs
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Description for The Spiritual Background to Christian Festivals
Paperback. Looks at how Christian festivals fit into the structure and rhythms of the earth and the cosmos. Originally given as lectures to Steiner School parents. Series: Waldorf Education Resources. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 4. Weight in Grams: 120.
The rhythms of the earth can be seen in, for example, the daily cycle of day and night, or in the changing seasons. Rudolf Steiner spoke about how Christian festivals such as Easter, Whitsun and Christmas fitted not just into these patterns, but also into larger cosmic rhythms and, on a smaller scale, human rhythms.
In this concise, readable book Charles Kovacs explores the structure of our calendar year and looks in detail at the background to each Christian festival, including lesser-known ones such as St John's Tide and Michaelmas.
This book is based on lectures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
77
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Waldorf Education Resources
Condition
New
Weight
115g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863156014
SKU
V9780863156014
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Charles Kovacs
Charles Kovacs (1907--2001) was born in Austria. After the Second World War he settled in Britain, and in 1956 he took over a class at the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh, where he remained a class teacher until his retirement in 1976. Kovac is the author of a highly-respected series of books for Steiner-Waldorf teachers based on his extensive lesson ... Read more
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