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Holy clues : investigating life's mysteries with Sherlock Holmes

Title
Holy clues : investigating life's mysteries with Sherlock Holmes / Stephen Kendrick.
Author
Kendrick, Stephen, 1954-
Publication
New York : Pantheon Books, ©1999.

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Description
192 pages; 22 cm
Summary
The author "examines the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle to uncover the religious and metaphysical lessons they offer."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 > Characters > Sherlock Holmes
  • Holmes, Sherlock
  • Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
  • Doyle, Arthur Conan
  • Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism
  • Religious fiction, English > History and criticism
  • Religion and literature > Great Britain
  • Mysticism in literature
  • Religion et littérature > Grande-Bretagne
  • Mysticisme dans la littérature
  • Detective and mystery stories, English
  • Religion and literature
  • Religious fiction, English
  • Zen-Buddhismus
  • Erkenntnis
  • Spiritualität
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Godsdienst
  • Mystiek
  • Great Britain
Genre/Form
  • Nonfiction.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The master's instructions -- The case of the missing god -- Sherlock Holmes reads the book of life -- No ghosts need apply -- God's spies -- The heart of the mystery -- The gospel according to Sherlock Holmes.
ISBN
  • 0375403663
  • 9780375403668
  • 0375703381
  • 9780375703386
LCCN
98049094
OCLC
  • ocm40256118
  • 40256118
  • SCSB-737730
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library