Lourdes Ruth Harris

Name: Lourdes By Ruth Harris
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Lourdes by Ruth Harris

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Splendidly researched, this magisterial history explores the world's greatest Catholic healing shrine and the remarkable devotion it still inspires in a secular age. 8-page color insert. Illustrations throughout.

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Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age by Ruth Harris

An in-depth history of the world's most famous healing shrine traces the dramatic influence of Lourdes on the Catholic Church and its faith, from Bernadette Soubirous's 1858 visions of the Virgin Mary to his evolution into an important pilgrimage site. Reprint.

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"A remarkable book. . . beautifully written . . . Harris never forgets the human dimension to this complex story". -- Chicago Tribune

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Sku

GOR005817032

ISBN 13

9780140196184

ISBN 10

0140196188

Title

Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age by Ruth Harris

Author

Ruth Harris

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

2000-12-07

Number of pages

496

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