On Earth as in Heaven: Ecological Vision and Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

by Ken Seigneurie

Book Overview

Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. Standing by the Ruins reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it.

Focusing on contemporary Lebanese fiction, film, and popular culture, this book shows how artists reappropriated the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823234835
• ISBN13: 9780823234837
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Modern Language Initiative
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"