Tracing the Cultural Legacy of Irish Catholicism: From Galway to Cloyne and Beyond Hardcover - 2017
by Eamon Maher; Eugene O'Brien
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This book engages with the spectacular disenchantment with Catholicism in Ireland over the relatively short period of four decades. It begins with the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979 and in particular his address to young people in Galway, where the crowd had been entertained beforehand by two of Ireland's most celebrated clerics, Bishop Eamon Casey and Fr Michael Cleary, both of whom were engaged at the time in romantic affairs that resulted in the birth of children. It will be argued that the Pope's visit was prompted by concern at the significant fall in vocations to priesthood and the religious life and the increasing secularism of Irish society.
The book then explores the various referenda that took place during the 1980s on divorce and abortion which, although they resulted in victories for the Church, demonstrated that their hold on the Irish public was weakening. The clerical abuse scandals of the 1990s were the tipping point for an Irish public which was generally resentful of the intrusive and repressive form of Catholicism that had been the norm in Ireland since the formation of the State in the 1920s.
Boasting an impressive array of contributors from various backgrounds and expertise, the essays in the book attempt to delineate the exact reasons for the progressive dismantling of the cultural legacy of Catholicism and the consequences this has had on Irish society. Among the contributors are Patricia Casey, Joe Cleary, Michael Cronin, Louise Fuller, Patsy McGarry, Vincent Twomey and Eamonn Wall.
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- Title Tracing the Cultural Legacy of Irish Catholicism: From Galway to Cloyne and Beyond
- Author Eamon Maher; Eugene O'Brien
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Date 2017-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781526101068 / 1526101068
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.60 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Ireland
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Catholic Church, Religion and sociology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017303901
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