Overview

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been controversial from its beginning in the life of the French Visitationist nun Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), who established the devotion after a series of mystical visions of Christ. Under the leadership of Sister Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800, the devotion was taken around the world in the course of the nineteenth century. Wherever it went, the devotion took the shape of an evolving visual culture. Even during Alacoque's lifetime, imagery was a fundamental part of practicing the devotion. The Sacred Heart of Jesus traces the unfolding visual biography of the Sacred Heart, showing how imagery and visual practice document the history of the devotion and the remarkable range of its evolution.

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Author:   David Morgan
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.089kg
ISBN:  

9789089640192

ISBN 10:   9089640193
Pages:   50
Publication Date:   18 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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David Morgan is profesor of religion at Duke University.

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