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020	0	0	_a9781781251089 _bm
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072	0	0	_aREL _bReligion _wukslc
082	0	0	_a264.0208 COR _c23
100	1	0	_aCornwell, John _c1940-
245	1	0	_aThe dark box: _ba secret history of confession _eJohn Cornwell
260	0	0	_bProfile Books _c2014
306	0	0	_axxvii, 288 pages _c23 cm _ehbk
358	0	0	_b20140220
365	0	0	_a16.99
504	0	0	_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520	0	0	_aConfession 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
600	1	0	_aCornwell _hJohn _c1940- _xReligion
610	0	0	_aCatholic Church _xDoctrines _xHistory _yModern period, 1500-
650	0	0	_aConfession _xCatholic Church _xHistory
650	0	0	_aConfession _xPsychological aspects
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