Michael E. O'Sullivan

Disruptive Power

Catholic Women, Miracles, and Politics in Modern Germany, 1918-1965

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Analyzing material from several archives in Germany and the United States, Michael E. Oâ Sullivan investigates the unsanctioned but very popular visions in several rural towns after World War II, providing micro-histories that illuminate the impact of mystical faith on religiosity, politics, and gender norms.

Produktdetails

• German and European Studies
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 164mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9781487503437
• ISBN-10: 1487503431
• Artikelnr.: 49444228

Autorenporträt

Michael E. O’Sullivan is an associate professor in the Department of History at Marist College.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Germany between Apocalypse and Salvation: Bloody Images and Miraculous
Cures
2. The Rise of Therese Neumann of Konnersreuth during the Weimar Republic
3. Saving Souls and Making Enemies: The Struggle over Konnersreuth and the
Downfall of Political Catholicism
4. Between Feminine Agency and Moral Utopia: Gender and Sex in Konnersreuth
5. Disruptive Potential: Catholic Miracles under the Third Reich
6. Miraculous Times in West Germany: Marian Apparitions during the Early
Federal Republic
7. Therese Neumann between Catholic Traditionalism, Cold War, and Economic
Miracle
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index