Bernadette of Lourdes: Her Life, Death And Visions - Brossura

Taylor, Therese

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0860123383 ISBN 13: 9780860123385

Casa editrice: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2003

Riassunto

Bernadette of Lourdes: her life, death and visions is the first ever scholarly biography of Bernadette Soubirous, either in French or in English. It draws upon many testimonies and archival sources that have never previously been published. Therese Taylor explains who Bernadette was, and how she lived and died but takes no position on whether or not her visions were genuine.
This biography places Bernadette in the context of her time. She was born into a volatile family and her parents' lives were blighted by economic failure and alcoholism. At the age of fourteen Bernadette was an illiterate child-servant, who suddenly experienced a series of visions of a White Lady in the Grotto of Massabielle. Townspeople, government officials, clergy and journalists were all drawn in, and sought out Bernadette in order to assess her story. A chain of events was set off which made her one of the most famous women in France. Bernadette has to be understood not only in religious terms, but also with reference to themes such as tourism, commercialism, mass-representation and the exploitation of female celebrities.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Therese Taylor is a Lecturer in Modern History at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Product Description:

Book by Taylor Thrse Taylor Therese

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0860123383
• ISBN 13: 9780860123385
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256