{"title":"Jane Ellen Harrison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Ellen Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into the realms of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, blending scholarly depth with accessible prose. Her works invite readers to explore the intersections of mythology, history, and artistic expression, enriching understanding of cultural origins and their lasting influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTitles such as \u003cem\u003eAlpha and Omega\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify her thoughtful approach, encouraging reflection on the symbolic and philosophical underpinnings embedded within the arts. Readers can expect carefully crafted explorations that challenge and inspire a deeper appreciation of cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alpha-and-omega-by-jane-ellen-harrison-9781961341418","title":"Alpha and Omega","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Marginalian Editions: a far-seeing essay collection by the iconoclastic historian Jane Ellen Harrison—heroine to generations of writers from Virginia Woolf to Mary Beard—that explores the invisible tendrils between science and the sacred, the psychology of bias, the fulcrum of progress, and the countercultural courage of changing our minds in light of new understanding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlpha and Omega\u003c\/em\u003e is the culminating work of Jane Ellen Harrison, the maverick Cambridge classicist who reshaped our understanding of ancient Greek culture and pioneered a radical vision of faith, imagination, and progress. Declaring herself a \"deeply religious atheist,\" Harrison rejected the confines of dogma to explore faith as the human capacity to transcend the known and imagine the possible. This collection of essays—published at the dawn of World War I—unpacks the invisible connections between science and spirituality, individual belief and collective consciousness, and reason and love as forces for societal transformation. With wit and daring, Harrison dismantles the binaries that divide us—young and old, feminine and masculine, sacred and profane—revealing how these tensions, when reconciled, can catalyse change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Maria Popova writes in her introduction, Harrison's essays are an \"act of faith toward the future and an act of heresy toward the status quo,\" challenging us to rethink our biases, beliefs, and most deeply held assumptions. From the influence of Darwinism on religion to the psychology of conversion, from the evolution of gender roles to the ethics of pacifism, \u003cem\u003eAlpha and Omega\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless guide to the imagination and courage required to live through an age of division and uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536168993004,"sku":"9781961341418","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781961341418-alpha-and-omega.jpg?v=1776378966"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jane-ellen-harrison.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}