"This work discusses the cross throughout history, from prehistoric times to modern day.

The Symbolism of the Cross is a major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the universal metaphysical tradition, the 'perennial philosophy' as it is called in the West.

After exploring this principle’s deep roots in tradition, worship, and art, this book proposes Hildegard of Bingen’s concept of virditas—“green-ness”—as a way to know it in daily life.

Viladesau focuses on poetry and the visual arts as he seeks to understand 'The Beauty of the Cross' as it developed in theology and art from the early Christian era through the middle ages.

The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians.

[A tremendous and controversial undertaking for its time, this book unearths some of the most fascinating connections between the world of Christianity and sexual imagery, adventure and exotica.

Cultural historian Ayvazian examines the fortresses, monasteries, and churches found in Nakhichevan (currently an autonomous territory within Soviet Azerbaijan) and underscores the architectural and historical significance of the towns and ...