H Taussig: 2 books

Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma

by Maia Kotrosits, H. Taussig
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013

Examining contemporary films, sculptures, and graphic novels influenced by the Gospel of Mark, Hal Taussig and Maia Kotrosits break new ground in ways of understanding traditional religious texts. The authors avoid traditional dogmatic assumptions, and use the Gospel of Mark as a resource for coping and healing.

The Thunder: Perfect Mind

A New Translation and Introduction

by H. Taussig, J. Calaway, M. Kotrosits
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010

This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text.