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This study examines the relationship between Catholicism and homosexuality and between historical homophobia and contemporary struggles between the Church and the homosexual? Moving from the Gothic to the late Twentieth-century, from Europe to America, it interrogates what is queer about Catholicism...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gallagher, Lowell (Editor), Roden, Frederick S. (Editor), Smith, Patricia Juliana (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Catholic Church.
Literature.
Catholicism.
Cultural Theory.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Gender Studies.
Literary Theory.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Literature, Modern.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study examines the relationship between Catholicism and homosexuality and between historical homophobia and contemporary struggles between the Church and the homosexual? Moving from the Gothic to the late Twentieth-century, from Europe to America, it interrogates what is queer about Catholicism and what is modern about homosexuality.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 211 pages)
ISBN:9780230287778
DOI:10.1057/9780230287778