Author: Burton, Richard D. E. [1946-2008]
Title: Holy Tears, Holy Blood : Women, Catholicism, and the Culture of Suffering in France, 1840-1970
Description: Ithaca [NY], Cornell University Press, 2004. orig.boards, dustwrapper.. 24x15cm, xxv,291 pp.. ISBN: 0801442079. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: She Who Weeps: Mélanie Calvat; Little Flowwer: Thèrèse Martin; Brother & Sister: Paul & Camille Claudel; Beggars of Heaven: Jacques & Raï ssa Maritain; Fasting, Bleeding, Seeing: Extraordinary Phenomena in France;A Laura for Our Times: Colette Peignot; Holy Tears, Holy Blood.

Keywords: 0801442079 French Church History, France, French Catholicism, Christian Saints, Catholic Church, Suffering, History, History of Religion,