When the Sun Danced
Myth, Miracles and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Portugal
Between May and October of 1917, three young shepherds were reportedly visited six times by an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the town of Fatima in Portugal. At the final apparition event, approximately 70,000 visitors gathered to witness a prophesied miracle intended to convince the public that the children's visions were of divine origin. The miracle took the form of a solar anomaly; witnesses claimed that the sun began to dance. Exploring the early development of the cult of the Virgin of Fatima and the overthrow of the liberal, secular government by pro-Catholic elements, Jeffrey Bennett offers the first book-length scholarly study of…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8139-3249-1
- EAN: 9780813932491
- Produktnummer: 12301801
- Verlag: University of Virginia Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 353 g
- Abbildungen: 11 black & white illustrations, 2 maps
- Gewicht: 353
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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