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Karen Armstrong
The Spiral Staircase

BiographyReligion

The Spiral Staircase

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First published: 2004
Editions: 12 in 2 languages

Synopsis

The author relates her decision to leave her convent after failing to find religious fulfillment, her struggles with depression and epilepsy, her realization of her calling, and her career working with sacred texts.

Subjects: Biography
Religion
Biographies
Religious life
Women, biography
Great britain, biography
Set in: Great Britain
Characters: Karen Armstrong

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Jerusalem
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