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Cathedrals of bone the role of the body in contemporary Catholic literature /

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Main Author: Waldmeir, John Christian, 1959-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
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.
Electronic books.
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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.

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