04123nam a2200601Ki 4500 ocn858282259 OCoLC 20200709055836.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130916s2013 ncu ob 001 0beng d N$T rda pn N$T 9781469612560 (electronic bk.) 1469612569 (electronic bk.) 9781469607603 1469607603 (OCoLC)858282259 582998 (N$T) n-us--- BX4705.R43155 K36 2013eb BIO 018000 bisacsh REL 016000 bisacsh 271/.97 23 REL010000 HIS036080 bisacsh N$TA Kane, Paula M. Sister Thorn and Catholic mysticism in modern America / Paula M. Kane. Chapel Hill, NC : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "One day in 1917, while cooking dinner at home in Manhattan, Margaret Reilly (1884-1937) felt a sharp pain over her heart and claimed to see a crucifix emerging in blood on her skin. Four years later, Reilly entered the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Peekskill, New York, where, known as Sister Mary of the Crown of Thorns, she spent most of her life gravely ill and possibly exhibiting Christ's wounds. In this portrait of Sister Thorn, Paula M. Kane scrutinizes the responses to this American stigmatic's experiences and illustrates the surprising presence of mystical phenomena in twentieth-century American Catholicism. Drawing on accounts by clerical authorities, ordinary Catholics, doctors, and journalists--as well as on medicine, anthropology, and gender studies--Kane explores American Catholic mysticism, setting it in the context of life after World War I and showing the war's impact on American Christianity. Sister Thorn's life, she reveals, marks the beginning of a transition among Catholics from a devotional, Old World piety to a newly confident role in American society"-- Provided by publisher. "One day in 1917, while cooking dinner at home in Manhattan, Margaret Reilly (1884-1937) felt a sharp pain over her heart and claimed to see a crucifix emerging in blood on her skin. Four years later, Reilly entered the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Peekskill, New York, where, known as Sister Mary of the Crown of Thorns, she spent most of her life gravely ill and possibly exhibiting Christ's wounds. In this portrait of Sister Thorn, Paula M. Kane scrutinizes the responses to this American stigmatic's experiences and illustrates the surprising presence of mystical phenomena in twentieth-century American Catholicism"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Reilly, Margaret, 1884-1937. Sisters of the Good Shepherd Biography. Nuns United States Biography. Stigmatization United States History 20th century. Catholic Church United States History 20th century. RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic. bisacsh HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA). bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious bisacsh RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Kane, Paula M. Sister Thorn and Catholic mysticism in modern America 9781469607603 (DLC) 2013015617 (OCoLC)838415411 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=582998 Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1116/2785411/image/lgcover.9781469607603.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 582998 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53243 53243