What is the force in art, C. Stephen Jaeger asks, that can enter our consciousness, inspire admiration or imitation, and carry a reader or viewer from the world as it is to a world more sublime? We have long recognized the power of individuals to lead or enchant by the force of personal charisma—and indeed, in his award-winning Envy of Angels, Jaeger himself brilliantly parsed the ability of charismatic teachers to shape the world of medieval learning. In Enchantment, he ...

The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice.

What is the force in art, C. Stephen Jaeger asks, that can enter our consciousness, inspire admiration or imitation, and carry a reader or viewer from the world as it is to a world more sublime? We have long recognized the power of individuals to lead or enchant by the force of personal charisma—and indeed, in his award-winning Envy of Angels, Jaeger himself brilliantly parsed the ability of charismatic teachers to shape the world of medieval learning. In Enchantment, he ...

PALAST DER TAUSEND WÜNSCHE von LUCY GORDONEigentlich wollte die Journalistin Alexis ein Interview mit dem geheimnisvollen Ali Ben Saleem führen. Doch statt wie versprochen ihre Fragen zu beantworten, bringt der glutäugige Scheich sie in seinen luxuriösen Harem. Alexis schwankt zwischen Wut und Faszination. Sie spürt, dass es ihr schwerfallen wird, diesem unglaublich erotischen Mann zu widerstehen.DER WÜSTENPRINZ von BRITTANY YOUNGWie in einem orientalischen Märchen ...