Cathedrals Of Bone : the Role Of The Body In Contemporary Catholic Literature.

The metaphor of the Church as a "body" has shaped Catholic thinking since the Second Vatican Council. Its influence on theological inquiries into Catholic nature and practice is well-known; less obvious is the way it has shaped a generation of Catholic imaginative writers. Cathedrals of Bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fordham University Press 2009.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > In literature.
Catholic Church.
1900-1999
American literature > Catholic authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Christianity and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Human body in literature.
Human body > Religious aspects.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Christianisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Corps humain > Aspect religieux.
American literature.
American literature > Catholic authors.
Christianity and literature.
Literature.
United States.
Electronic resource.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Body, Flesh and Bone
  • 1. Discovering the Body: Catholic Literature after Vatican II
  • 2. Writing and the Catholic Body: Mary Gordons Art
  • 3. Preserving the Body: Annie Dillard and Tradition
  • 4. Clothing Bodies/Making Priests: The Sacramental Vision of J.F. Powers, Alfred Alcorn, and Louise Erdrich
  • 5. The Body in Doubt: Catholic Literature, Theology, and Sexual Abuse
  • 6. The Body 8216;8216;As It Was: On the Occasion of Mel Gibsons
  • Conclusion: The Body Mutinies
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W.

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