Ex-votos in Lourdes: contested materiality of miraculous healings

The modern Marian shrine in Lourdes (southern France) attracts six million pilgrims every year. While the site is known worldwide for the miracles that occur there, the dominant official discourse hardly recognizes people's miraculous experiences. This ethnographic study focuses on ex-votos, th...

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Authors: Notermans, Catrien 1966- (Author) ; Jansen, Willy 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2011]
In: Material religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-192
Further subjects:B popular religion
B Miracles
B Pilgrimage
B Anthropology
B Lourdes
B Ex-votos
B Power
B Mary
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