Description
- Print length: 264 pages
- Language: English
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication date: 18 April 2019
- Dimensions: 15.6 x 1.41 x 23.39 cm
- ISBN-10: 1350109185
- ISBN-13: 978-1350109186
Availability: In Stock
Popular Catholicism in 20th-Century Ireland: Locality, Identity and Culture
SKU: 9781350109186
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Explore the vibrant religious landscape of 20th-century Ireland with “Popular Catholicism in 20th-Century Ireland: Locality, Identity and Culture.” This compelling book delves into the daily lives of Catholics in Limerick city between the 1920s and 1960s, revealing how religious practices shaped urban identity and culture. Author Síle de Cléir examines rituals in churches, homes, schools, and workplaces, alongside beliefs in the supernatural and acts of resistance against clerical control. Drawing on interviews and historical ethnography, this study offers a unique perspective on Irish social and religious history, merging traditional faith with a modernizing city in a newly independent nation. A must-read for anyone interested in Irish history, sociology, and the anthropology of religion.
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