num_pages: 496
description: An in-depth history of the world's most famous healing shrine traces the dramatic influence of Lourdes on the Catholic Church and its faith, from Bernadette Soubirous's 1858 visions of the Virgin Mary to his evolution into an important pilgrimage site. Reprint.
language: English
title: Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age
titlecomplete: Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age (Compass)
genres: Spirituality, France, History, Religion, Theology, European History, Nonfiction, Christianity, Grad School
ratings_count: 111
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: David H. Pinkney Prize
publisher: Penguin Books