Moral Monopoly: The Rise and Fall of the Catholic Church in Modern IrelandInglis explains that Catholicism was not simply a faith which endured but a fundamental force that shaped Irish society, dominated the way we dealt with our families, the way we gathered as a group.-The London Review of Books. "This is an excellent piece of work, without recourse to jargon and written sensitively"-Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, The Irish Times. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The Religious Habitus of Irish Catholics | 17 |
Church Organisation and Control | 39 |
Copyright | |
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