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Cathedrals of bone : the role of the body in contemporary Catholic literature / John C. Waldmeir.
LIBRA PS153.C3 W36 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waldmeir, John Christian, 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Catholic authors--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Human body in literature.
- Human body--Religious aspects.
- Human body.
- Catholic Church--In literature.
- Catholic Church.
- Christianity and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Christianity and literature.
- American literature--Catholic authors.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2009.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780823230600
- 0823230600
- OCLC:
- 276816730
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