Cathedrals of bone : the role of the body in contemporary Catholic literature
- Author/Creator:
- Waldmeir, John Christian, 1959-
- Publication/Creation:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2009
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
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- Full Title:
- Cathedrals of bone : the role of the body in contemporary Catholic literature / John C. Waldmeir
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Catholic Church--In literature
American literature--Catholic authors--History and criticism
American literature--20th century--History and criticism
Human body in literature
Human body--Religious aspects
Christianity and literature--United States--History--20th century
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The body, flesh and bone -- Discovering the body: Catholic literature after Vatican II -- Writing and the Catholic body: Mary Gordon's art -- Preserving the body: Annie Dillard and tradition -- Clothing bodies/making priests: the sacramental vision of J.F. Powers, Alfred Alcorn, and Louise Erdrich -- The body in doubt: Catholic literature, theology, and sexual abuse -- The body "as it was": on the occasion of Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990023331520302486
- ISBN:
- 0823230600 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780823230600 (cloth : alk. paper) - OCLC Number:
- 276816730
- Barcode:
- 010001364175
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