The persistence of the sacred : German Catholic pilgrimage, 1832-1937 / Skye Doney.

Author/creator Doney, Skye author.
Format Book
PublicationToronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022.
Copyright Datecu2022
Description1 volume : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesGerman and European studies
German and European studies ; 46. ^A699803
Contents What They Practiced: Prayer, Songs, and Processions -- Modern Miracles -- The Sacred Economy -- Rending Religiosity: Johannes Ronge and the 1840s Trier Controversy -- Clerical Crossroads: Medical Verifiability of the Sacred -- Historical Authenticity as Presence.
Abstract "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."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other formsIssued also in electronic format.
Issued in other formOnline version: Doney, Skye. Persistence of the sacred. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022 1487543115 9781487543112
Genre/formChurch history.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9781487543105
ISBN1487543107

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