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D. Bruno Starrs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Envisioning an indulgence: "Dracula" (1897) and "Van Helsing" (2004)
2020Co-Authors: D. Bruno StarrsAbstract:This paper argues that a sub-theme of pro-Catholicism exists in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula". The only people who can destroy the Count are a Catholic, protected by Catholic sacraments and an Indulgence from a Church Authority, and apparently partly converted Protestants. The possibility is addressed that Stoker, despite being considered a confirmed Protestant, wrote "Dracula" as an understated work of propaganda promoting the proselytisation of Protestants to Catholicism, and that the motion picture "Van Helsing" (2004), being a rare example of a screen adaptation so informed, suggests a foregrounding of this pro-Catholic sub-theme is possible.
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Envisioning an Indulgence: Dracula (1897) & Van Helsing (2004)
Traffic, 2004Co-Authors: D. Bruno StarrsAbstract:This paper argues that a sub-theme of pro-Catholicism exists in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula". The only people who can destroy the Count are a Catholic, protected by Catholic sacraments and an Indulgence from a Church Authority, and apparently partly converted Protestants. The possibility is addressed that Stoker, despite being considered a confirmed Protestant, wrote "Dracula" as an understated work of propaganda promoting the proselytisation of Protestants to Catholicism, and that the motion picture "Van Helsing" (2004), being a rare example of a screen adaptation so informed, suggests a foregrounding of this pro-Catholic sub-theme is possible.
Mark B. Borg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Engaging Diversity's Underbelly: A Story from an Immigrant Parish Community
American Journal of Community Psychology, 2006Co-Authors: Mark B. BorgAbstract:This story explores an intervention conducted in a Catholic parish community in New York City. The intervention, conducted by the author and a Jesuit priest, focused on issues of unity and diversity among the various Chinese immigrant subgroups in the parish (primarily Cantonese- and Mandarin-speakers). Issues of class, power, and a history of colonialism in the Catholic Church are explored as central to the relations among culturally diverse Chinese American community members and between the members and the practitioners and the Church Authority. The author especially focuses on how the dynamics that played out in the intervention reflected wider issues of economics, labor practices, and political elitism in the wider Chinatown community. A central part of the author's argument is about power relationships between this parish community and Chinatown and how these power relationships are embedded within broader racial and economic oppression within the United States.
Moshe Sluhovsky - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a divine apparition or demonic possession female agency and Church Authority in demonic possession in sixteenth century france
The Eighteenth Century, 1996Co-Authors: Moshe SluhovskyAbstract:The article discusses the possession and exorcism of sixteen-year-old Nicole Obry (1565-1566). It offers a three-layer interpretation of the case and argues that a combination of psychological, political, and gender issues brought about the woman's possession. I first suggest that possession by either good or evil spirits was a culturally recognized syndrome that allowed laypeople, mostly women, to express religious concern in a society that did not permit laywomen to address spiritual issues in more normative ways. Indeed, in her own perception prior to the clerical intervention, Nicole regarded herself as a visionary and not as a demoniac.The complexity of spirit possession as a psychological and psychopathological behavior also necessitates a personal (sub)conscious motivation, and I suggest that metaphors of penetration and possessions were directly related to Nicole's personal experiences and anxieties as a young woman.The social/cultural and the personal contexts are then connected to the religious tensions in early modern northern France. These events increased Nicole's personal anxieties and legitimated her initiative to address religious matters.
Dániel Bárth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Exorcism and Sexuality: The “Thick Description” of an 18th-century Transylvanian Catholic Priest’s Transgression
Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 2018Co-Authors: Dániel BárthAbstract:Using contemporary documents, the study presents the story of a scandalous exorcism that took place in 1726-27. At the heart of the Csikszentgyorgy (Ciucsângeorgiu) case is the local parson and a non-local “possessed” woman. The supreme Church Authority sought to figure out the details of the months-long case retroactively through testimonies and the correspondence of the priests involved. The demonically possessed woman upset the entire village community. In many respects, the priest became “obsessed” with the case and the woman. For his exorcism, he used methods found in alternative European manuals that were by then banned in the Church. The woman’s prophecies and reports of the afterlife were taken seriously not only by the priest, but also by the wider village community. The sexual fervor of the woman did not leave the young men guarding her at night – as well as the parson himself – unaff ected. The Church authorities ultimately sought to clarify the circumstances of the woman’s pregnancy, and especially the priest’s role in it. Although there is no judgment to be found in Church sources, all traces of the Padre later disappear. In keeping with the trends of narrative history, beyond the “thick description” of the case, the author undertakes less contextualization than usual. The case is undoubtedly edifying in terms of the history of Roman Catholic exorcism in Hungary; it presents significant documentation of contemporary religious and folk demonology, contains the early traces of subsequent folk beliefs, and raises a number of cultural-historical issues (in regard to sexuality and love).
Linda M. Sever - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Is the Roman Catholic Prohibition of Female Priests Sexist
2020Co-Authors: Michael J. Maher, Linda M. SeverAbstract:In April 2003, the researchers conducted a survey of undergraduate students living in residence halls at Loyola University Chicago. The majority of Catholic students in the study expressed disagreement with the statement, “Women should not be allowed to be clergy (priests, pastors, imams, rabbis, etc.),” and the majority of them expressed agreement with the statement, “Sexism is wrong.” This was not a surprise to the researchers. What was surprising was the fact that the correlation of the responses by Catholics between these two statements was insignificant (r = -.089). The researches explored this question with focus groups made up of Loyola University Chicago campus ministers and Catholic undergraduates. Catholic college students see a relationship between Church Authority and issues that touch their lives most directly, especially in the area of sexuality. They see Church Authority in contrast to “the wisdom of the world” on these issues, and the majority are more likely to trust “the world.” While the majority of young Catholics in the study disagreed with the exclusion of women from the priesthood and agreed that sexism is wrong, they saw no relationship between the two. One was a Church matter, with which they disagreed (as they did on many of the “Church matters”), and one was a discrimination matter, on which they followed the common trends of the larger culture, indistinctly from non-Catholics.
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How catholic college students think about homosexuality: the connection between Authority and sexuality.
Journal of Homosexuality, 2008Co-Authors: Michael J. Maher, Linda M. Sever, Shaun PichlerAbstract:ABSTRACT The researchers conducted a survey of undergraduates living in residence halls at Loyola University Chicago, a Jesuit Catholic university. The survey included 20 statements on topics currently being debated in the Church. The researchers hypothesized that those who indicated some level of agreement with the statement, “Homosexuality is wrong ,” would show strong correlations with other statements about sexuality, while those indicating disagreement with the statement would show strong correlations with statements about discrimination. Results showed that the question of the morality of homosexuality seemed to be tied to a broader way of thinking that pits Catholic Church Authority against a sort of “wisdom of the world.” This way of thinking is operational regardless of whether the young Catholic is accepting or not of homosexuality. The hypothesis was rejected. Attitudes toward homosexuality are tied with attitudes regarding sexuality and Church Authority. Knowing gay and lesbian people seems to...