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The Maze and the Warrior
Craig Wright
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Description for The Maze and the Warrior
paperback. Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in architecture, religious thought, music, and dance from the Middle Ages to the present. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 halftones, 7 line illustrations, 18 musical examples, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
A tourist visiting the famous cathedral at Chartres might be surprised to discover an enormous labyrinth embedded in the thirteenth-century floor. Why is it there? In this fascinating book Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in architecture, religious thought, music, and dance from the Middle Ages to the present.
The mazes incorporated into church floors and illustrating religious books were symbolic of an epic journey through this sinful world to salvation. A savior figure typically led the way along this harrowing spiritual path. Wright looks at other meanings of the maze as well, from religious dancing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674013636
SKU
KSK0000734
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Craig Wright
Craig Wright is Professor of the History of Music at Yale University.
Reviews for The Maze and the Warrior
The Maze and the Warrior is quite a book. The author wears his great learning with great lightness… He has fashioned this book for general readers rather than musicologists and musicians.
Joseph Kerman
New York Review of Books
Wright’s maze is the labyrinth. His warrior is Theseus, Christ, the Christian soldier, l’homme armé, the pilgrim, or the ... Read more
Joseph Kerman
New York Review of Books
Wright’s maze is the labyrinth. His warrior is Theseus, Christ, the Christian soldier, l’homme armé, the pilgrim, or the ... Read more