UID:
almahu_9949481210302882
Format:
1 online resource (372 p.) :
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47 b&w illustrations, 3 b&w maps, 5 figures, 21 b&w tables
ISBN:
9781487543129
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9783110993899
Series Statement:
German and European Studies
Content:
For millions of Catholic believers, pilgrimage has offered possible answers to the mysteries of sickness, life, and death. The Persistence of the Sacred explores the religious worldviews of Europeans who traveled to Trier and Aachen, two cities in western Germany, to view the sacred relics in their cathedrals. The Persistence of the Sacred challenges the narrative of widespread secularization in Europe during the long nineteenth century and reveals that religious practices thrived well into the modern period. It shows both that men were more active in their faith than historians have realized and how clergy and pilgrims did not always agree about the meaning of relics. Drawing on private ephemeral and material sources including films, photographs, postcards, correspondence, and souvenirs, Skye Doney uncovers the enduring and diverse sacred worldview of German Catholics and argues that laity and clergy had very different perspectives on the meaning of the pilgrimage. Recovering the history of Catholic pilgrimage, The Persistence of the Sacred aims to understand the relationship between relics and religiosity, between modernity and faith, and between humanity and God.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Figures, Maps, and Tables --
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Acknowledgments --
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Archive Abbreviations --
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Select Dates in German Catholicism: 1813-1939 --
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Introduction --
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1. What They Practised: Prayer, Songs, and Processions --
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2. Modern Miracles --
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3. The Sacred Economy --
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4. Rending Religiosity: Johannes Ronge and the 1840s Trier Controversy --
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5. Clerical Crossroads: Medical Verifiability of the Sacred --
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6. Historical Authenticity as Presence --
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Appendix 1. Selected Pilgrim Songs in Translation, 1839-1933 --
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Appendix 2. Daily Pilgrim Totals, Trier 1891 --
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Appendix 3. Daily Pilgrim Totals, Trier 1933 --
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Appendix 4. Holy Coat Songs in Trier Hymnal, 1846-1955 --
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Appendix 5. Pilgrimage Dates --
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Appendix 6. Sick Pilgrim Complaints, Trier, 1933 --
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Appendix 7. Aachen Closing Ceremony Procession, 1867 --
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Notes --
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Bibliography: Primary Works --
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Bibliography: Secondary Works --
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Index --
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German and European Studies
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Church history.
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History.
DOI:
10.3138/9781487543129
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487543129
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487543129
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