{"product_id":"sanctuary","title":"Sanctuary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctuary is an ancient right—a haven, a place of refuge and freedom from harm. In the classical world, it offered immunity to fugitives from justice; in medieval Europe it extended a reprieve to all who sought sanctuary in a church or holy site. It was a sacrilege to lay hands on a sanctuary-seeker: sanctuary was sacred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncreasingly, in keeping with the general growth of nationalism and individualism, the meaning of sanctuary has been moving away from a place of openness and welcome, and toward a private safe place, a redoubt: home and homeland as sanctuaries to be defended against strangers, migrants, incomers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an age defined by migration of many kinds, could a revived practice of sanctuary offer a home for those who seek it? In her groundbreaking book, cultural historian Marina Warner journeys across myth and history to explore the principles undergirding the tradition of sanctuary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamining the legends of Saint Helena, Turandot, Dido, and others alongside contemporary migration narratives, Warner argues that the act of storytelling offers a salve, a route to a site of mutual interaction and understanding, a new place of belonging and conviviality. An ambitious attempt to grapple with the sharpest questions of our day, Warner’s book could not be more timely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55705886523560,"sku":"9798896231189","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/9203\/files\/Art_CoverImageNotAvailable03_da5b4c66-bb74-49fb-84d7-09613a53263d.jpg?v=1742400376","url":"https:\/\/www.nyrb.com\/products\/sanctuary","provider":"New York Review Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}