The Schism of ’68

The Schism of ’68
Author: Alana Harris
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319708112

This volume explores the critical reactions and dissenting activism generated in the summer of 1968 when Pope Paul VI promulgated his much-anticipated and hugely divisive encyclical, Humanae Vitae, which banned the use of ‘artificial contraception’ by Catholics. Through comparative case studies of fourteen different European countries, it offers a wealth of new data about the lived religious beliefs and practices of ordinary people – as well as theologians interrogating ‘traditional teachings’ – in areas relating to love, marriage, family life, gender roles and marital intimacy. Key themes include the role of medical experts, the media, the strategies of progressive Catholic clergy and laity, and the critical part played by hugely differing Church-State relations. In demonstrating the Catholic Church’s important (and overlooked) contribution to the refashioning of the sexual landscape of post-war Europe, it makes a critical intervention into a growing historiography exploring the 1960s and offers a close interrogation of one strand of religious change in this tumultuous decade.

The Giallo Canvas

The Giallo Canvas
Author: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2021-01-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476640769

Beloved among cult horror devotees for its signature excesses of sex and violence, Italian giallo cinema is marked by switchblades, mysterious killers, whisky bottles and poetically overinflated titles. A growing field of English-language giallo studies has focused on aspects of production, distribution and reception. This volume explores an overlooked yet prevalent element in some of the best known gialli--an obsession with art and artists in creative production, with a particular focus on painting. The author explores the appearance and significance of art objects across the masterworks of such filmmakers as Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Umberto Lenzi, Michele Soavi, Mario Bava and his son Lamberto.

A Companion to the Great Western Schism (1378-1417)

A Companion to the Great Western Schism (1378-1417)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2009-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 904744261X

The division of the Church or Schism that took place between 1378 and 1417 had no precedent in Christianity. No conclave since the twelfth century had acted as had those in April and September 1378, electing two concurrent popes. This crisis was neither an issue of the authority claimed by the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor nor an issue of authority and liturgy. The Great Western Schism was unique because it forced upon Christianity a rethinking of the traditional medieval mental frame. It raised question of personality, authority, human fallibility, ecclesiastical jurisdiction and taxation, and in the end responsibility in holding power and authority. This collection presents the broadest range of experiences, center and periphery, clerical and lay, male and female, Christian and Muslim. Theology, including exegesis of Scripture, diplomacy, French literature, reform, art, and finance all receive attention.

May ‘68: Coming of Age

May ‘68: Coming of Age
Author: David Hanley
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1989-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1349198471

The impact of student protest on French society and government in the 1960s is examined in this socio-historical study. It analyzes the far-reaching consequences of rebellion on trade unionism, the government and the arts.

A Saint in the Sun

A Saint in the Sun
Author: David N. Bell
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0879071710

This volume contains translations or summaries of the most important panegyrics in praise of Saint Bernard that were preached during the reign of Louis XIV. Some of the preachers were and are regarded as the greatest orators ever to grace the French pulpit. All the translations are extensively annotated, and there are three introductory chapters providing a necessary background for appreciating the sermons. Sixteen preachers are represented, and, with one exception, none of the material has ever appeared in English. For those interested in the afterlife of Saint Bernard, as he was used, and sometimes abused, in the reign of the Sun King, this collection provides essential primary sources.

The Papacy, 1073-1198

The Papacy, 1073-1198
Author: I. S. Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 582
Release: 1990-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521319225

This book is a study of the transformation of the role of the pope in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries.