Beyond blasphemy or devotion: Art, the secular, and Catholicism in Paris

Elayne Oliphant

doi:10.1111/1467-9655.12210

Beyond blasphemy or devotion: Art, the secular, and Catholicism in Paris

Elayne Oliphant

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Abstract

In this article I explore the relationship between the secular and 'cultural' Catholicism in France through the lens of a contemporary art exhibit displayed at a new project of the French Catholic Church. Visitors' varied responses to the exhibit, I argue, ultimately reinforced the organizers' claim that the activities that occur within this 'non-religious' space of the French church are self-evident aspects of a broadly recognizable and 'secular' French or European culture.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	352-373
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.12210
State	Published - Jun 1 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anthropology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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