| Memoirs of Joseph Prost, C.Ss.R.: A Redemptorist Missionary in Ireland 1851-1854 Contributor(s): Larkin, Emmet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859181600 ISBN-13: 9781859181607 Publisher: Cork University Press OUR PRICE: $10.93 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 941 |
| LCCN: 98186659 |
| Series: Irish Narratives |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.09" W x 7.59" (0.23 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The recollections of Joseph Prost, an Austrian priest who initiated the Redemptorist parish missionary campaign in Ireland in 1851, provides a fascinating chronicle of the ' devotional revolution' by one of its most earnest organizers. He supplies a detailed account of the religious practices and social mores just after the Great Famine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Larkin, Emmet: - Emmet Larkin teaches British and Irish History at the University of Chicago, and has written numerous studies of Irish Catholicism.Freudenberger, Herman: - Herman Freudenberger is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at Tulane University, New Orleans.Fitzpatrick, David: - David Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin. His books include "Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Migration to Australia" and "Politics and Irish Life, 1913-1921: Provincial Experience of War and Revolution." He is also the series editor for Irish Narratives, all published by Cork University Press. |