The dark box:
Cornwell, John 1940-
The dark box: a secret history of confession - Profile Books 2014 - xxvii, 288 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index
Confession has always performed a complex role in society, always created mixed feelings in its practitioners. As an acknowledgement of sinfulness and guilt, it can provide immense psychological relief; but while aiming to replace remorse with innocence, its history has become inextricably intertwined with eroticism, exploitation and shame. 'The Dark Box' is an erudite and personal history; John Cornwell draws on his own memories of Catholic boyhood, with its obsessive emphasis on sexual purity, and weaves it with the story of co
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Cornwell 1940- John --Religion
Catholic Church--Doctrines--History--Modern period, 1500-
Confession--Catholic Church--History
Confession--Psychological aspects
264.0208 COR
The dark box: a secret history of confession - Profile Books 2014 - xxvii, 288 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index
Confession has always performed a complex role in society, always created mixed feelings in its practitioners. As an acknowledgement of sinfulness and guilt, it can provide immense psychological relief; but while aiming to replace remorse with innocence, its history has become inextricably intertwined with eroticism, exploitation and shame. 'The Dark Box' is an erudite and personal history; John Cornwell draws on his own memories of Catholic boyhood, with its obsessive emphasis on sexual purity, and weaves it with the story of co
9781781251089 1781251088
100=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO 610=NOTNACO
Cornwell 1940- John --Religion
Catholic Church--Doctrines--History--Modern period, 1500-
Confession--Catholic Church--History
Confession--Psychological aspects
264.0208 COR