Occasions of Faith
Author: Lawrence J. Taylor
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1995-04
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780812215205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevotional "occasions" or experiences by Irish Catholics form the crux of this powerful, first book-length anthropological study of Irish Catholicism. Rich in ethnographical material, wide-ranging archival sources, insightful cultural observations, vivid accounts of individual experiences, and thoughtful scrutiny of religious questions and theories illuminate twenty years of ethnographic fieldwork. From these varied resources Lawrence Taylor creates a memorable account of the forces that shape local forms of Catholicism in southwest Donegal.