Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council

Jenny Ponzo

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council

A Semiotic Analysis

Jenny Ponzo

Volume 2 in the series Semiotics of Religion

Volume 59 in the series Religion and Reason

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110497830

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This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the biblical narration of human origins and traditional religious language and ritual, the perceived clash between the immanent and transcendent nature and role of the Church, and the problematic notion of sanctity emerging from contemporary narrative.

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Jenny Ponzo, Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Semiotic Ideology and Religious Themes in Italian Fiction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
2. Literary Representations of Rituals and Liturgical Latin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
3. The Thematic Role of the Pope, between Immanence and Transcendence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
4. Atypical Models of Sanctity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in semiotics of culture, religion and literature; contemporary literature, cultural and italian studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 178
Keywords: Semiotics of religion; Italian contemporary literature; Second Vatican Council; narrative and aesthetics

eBook

Published: March 18, 2019
ISBN: 9783110497830

Hardcover

Published: March 18, 2019
ISBN: 9783110499841