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Surrealism and the Sacred: Power, Eros, and the Occult in Modern Art

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Dr.Rabinovitch has created an exceptional work. She has combined art, religion, psychology, and the occult in a fascinating, hard to put down work. The text reads like a who's-who of the early 20th century. Her expertise and interest are apparent and are combined with a readable style.

This book attempts to create a new perspective, both deep and wide, of the surrealist movement and the manifestations of the sacred in modern art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By employing the phenomenology of the sacred and the parallel histories of art and religion, Rabinovitch charts the territory between art and religion beyond the historical context of surrealism.

Time then is a place of enchantment where past and present advance or recede as the image strikes our eyes. Then art expresses both history and the experiential time of the artist, which opens to moments that give form to radiant and vital reflections of ourselves.

This book reignited my passion for sacred mythology.Many questions I've been pondering for years were answered. I highly recommend this provoking book for all those with a deep interest in modern art and culture. Bravo!