Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council : : A Semiotic Analysis / / Jenny Ponzo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2019 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Ponzo, Jenny,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion , 59
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 178 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. Semiotic Ideology and Religious Themes in Italian Fiction --; 2. Literary Representations of Rituals and Liturgical Latin --; 3. The Thematic Role of the Pope, between Immanence and Transcendence --; 4. Atypical Models of Sanctity --; Conclusion
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110497830; 9783110762464; 9783110719567; 9783110616859; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610741; 9783110606508
• ISSN: 0080-0848
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110497830
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jenny Ponzo.

This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the biblical narration of human origins and traditional religious language and ritual, the perceived clash between the immanent and transcendent nature and role of the Church, and the problematic notion of sanctity emerging from contemporary narrative.