Book contents
- The World of Bob Dylan
- The World of Bob Dylan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Time to Say Goodbye Again
- Part I Creative Life
- Part II Musical Contexts
- Part III Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 12 American Literature
- Chapter 13 World Literature
- Chapter 14 The Beats
- Chapter 15 Theatre
- Chapter 16 Visual Arts: Goya’s Kiss
- Chapter 17 Borrowing
- Chapter 18 Judaism: Saturnine Melancholy and Dylan’s Jewish Gnosis
- Chapter 19 Christianity: An Exegesis of Modern Times
- Part IV Political Contexts
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 19 - Christianity: An Exegesis of Modern Times
from Part III - Cultural Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2021
- The World of Bob Dylan
- The World of Bob Dylan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Time to Say Goodbye Again
- Part I Creative Life
- Part II Musical Contexts
- Part III Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 12 American Literature
- Chapter 13 World Literature
- Chapter 14 The Beats
- Chapter 15 Theatre
- Chapter 16 Visual Arts: Goya’s Kiss
- Chapter 17 Borrowing
- Chapter 18 Judaism: Saturnine Melancholy and Dylan’s Jewish Gnosis
- Chapter 19 Christianity: An Exegesis of Modern Times
- Part IV Political Contexts
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
On November 17, 1978, while playing a gig in San Diego, an audience member threw a small silver cross onto the stage. Bob Dylan picked it up and put it into his pocket. He was exhausted and physically ill, worn down by an emotionally grueling divorce and demanding world tour. The following night, in Tucson, he was feeling even worse and reached into his pocket, pulled out the cross, and put it on. That night, while stuck inside a hotel room, he felt the overwhelming presence of Jesus. He described the experience a few years later to journalist Karen Hughes
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- The World of Bob Dylan , pp. 226 - 236Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021