{"product_id":"the-persistence-of-the-sacred-skye-doney-9781487543105","title":"The Persistence of the Sacred: German Catholic Pilgrimage, 1832-1937","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor millions of Catholic believers, pilgrimage has offered possible answers to the mysteries of sickness, life, and death. \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e explores the religious worldviews of Europeans who travelled to Trier and Aachen, two cities in Western Germany, to view the sacred relics in their cathedrals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the narrative of widespread secularization in Europe during the long nineteenth century and reveals that religious practices thrived well into the modern period. It shows both that men were more active in their faith than historians have realized and how clergy and pilgrims did not always agree about the meaning of relics. Drawing on private ephemeral and material sources including films, photographs, postcards, correspondence, and souvenirs, Skye Doney uncovers the enduring and diverse sacred worldview of German Catholics and argues that laity and clergy had very different perspectives on the meaning of pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecovering the history of Catholic pilgrimage, \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e aims to understand the relationship between relics and religiosity, between modernity and faith, and between humanity and God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Skye Doney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487543107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487543105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.30w x 1.26d","brand":"Skye Doney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44066025701631,"sku":"9781487543105","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2adb8804-05b6-4212-9be7-ae1654cae80f.jpg?v=1685404908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-persistence-of-the-sacred-skye-doney-9781487543105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}