Supernatural Bodies - Stigmata in Modern Britain and Ireland

This book examines the role of supernatural bodies in public debates about religion, science, culture and modernity in modern Britain and Ireland. In turn, the prism of supernatural bodies reveals how those debates were interlinked, and how the forms of knowledge that informed them were produced.

About the author

Kristof Smeyers is a Research Fellow at the University of Louvain

Product details

• Authors: Kristof Smeyers
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.09.2024
• EAN: 9781526177230
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7723-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Christianity, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural (inc Ghosts)