Holding Up a Mirror by Anne Glyn-Jones
The good news is: that faith in material goods really does bring prosperity to society. The bad news is: that self-same commitment to material things leads inexorably to the destruction of the civilizations it builds. Using theatre as a measure society's health, this book shows that Ancient Greece and Rome, Mediaeval Christendom and our own contemporary society all follow the same pattern: prosperity thrives on the conviction that the material world alone constitutes true 'reality'; but that very conviction leads to a rejection of the supernatural, undermines absolute moral standards, and leads to cultural and social disintegration.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780907845607 |
| ISBN 10 | 0907845606 |
| Title | Holding Up a Mirror |
| Author | Anne Glyn-Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Imprint Academic |
| Year published | 2000-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 652 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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