Title Popular Catholicism in 20th-century Ireland : locality, identity and culture / Síle de Cléir

Published New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Cultures of early modern Europe Cultures of early modern Europe. Contents FC ; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Text; Preface; 1 Historical Background; Catholic discourse in post-independence Ireland; Catholicism and vernacular religion; Catholicism and the Irish revival; Limerick 1922-60: Population, housing and employment; Limerick 1922-60: Religion; 2 Approaches and Perspectives; Locality, identity and culture; Methodology: Sources and choices; 3 Ritual and City Life; The organization of ritual; Funerals; 4 Senses of Place; Pilgrimages; May Eve 5 Ritual Families: Praying and Fasting TogetherThe rosary; Fasting and abstinence; 6 Devotion and Belief; Sin -- consequences and remedies; Private devotion; 7 Creativity: Senses and Speech; Senses; Speech; 8 Conclusion; Orality in the city context; Locality, identity and meaning; Experience; Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index Summary For much of the 20th century, Catholics in Ireland spent significant amounts of time engaged in religious activities. This book documents their experience in Limerick city between the 1920s and 1960s, exploring the connections between that experience and the wider culture of an expanding and modernising urban environment. Síle de Cléir discusses topics including ritual activities in many contexts: the church, the home, the school, the neighbourhood and the workplace. The supernatural belief underpinning these activities is also important, along with creative forms of resistance to the high levels of social control exercised by the clergy in this environment. De Cléir uses a combination of in-depth interviews and historical ethnographic sources to reconstruct the day-to-day religious experience of Limerick city people during the period studied. This material is enriched by ideas drawn from anthropological studies of religion, while perspectives from both history and ethnology also help to contextualise the discussion. With its unique focus on everyday experience, and combination of a traditional worldview with the modernising city of Limerick - all set against the backdrop of a newly-independent Ireland - Popular Catholicism in 20th-century Ireland presents a fascinating new perspective on 20th-century Irish social and religious history.-- Provided by Publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 18, 2017) Subject Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Limerick (Limerick) -- Customs and practices Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Limerick (Limerick) -- History -- 20th century Catholic Church -- Customs and practices. Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century. SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000. Social & cultural history. British & Irish history. RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic. SUBJECT Limerick (Limerick, Ireland) -- Church history -- 20th century Subject Ireland -- Limerick (Limerick) Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781350020580 1350020583 9781350020610 1350020613 1350020605 9781350020603

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