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Comparative literature --- Thematology --- Marvelous, The, in literature --- Fantasy in literature --- Mythology in literature --- Literature --- Themes, motives

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"Les écrivains romantiques sont confrontés à un double défi : maintenir intact, dans un monde toujours plus rationaliste mais en mal de sacré, la possibilité de l'enchantement, tout en offrant à des lecteurs avides de nouveauté un merveilleux spécifiquement moderne. Dumas relève ce défi en s'emparant de mythes contemporains comme le progrès illimité de la Science, la toute-puissance de l'Argent ou le charme de l'Ailleurs ; il modèle de façon décisive la figure du surhomme et il arpente le terrain encore largement inexploré des états psychiques hors normes. Jouant un rôle central dans l'efficacité du récit, le merveilleux n'a pas seulement pour but de captiver le lecteur, il tend aussi à l'instruire et à l'émanciper : en ressuscitant magiquement une Histoire dont il dévoile le sens politique, et en créant un légendaire visant à célébrer et à fonder, Dumas guide son lecteur vers une société idéale que les pouvoirs prophétiques du surhomme font surgir ici et maintenant. Si l'oeuvre dumasienne permet ainsi de renouveler l'approche du merveilleux, à une époque où il connaît de profondes mutations, réciproquement, cette catégorie littéraire met en lumière la cohérence et la complexité d'une oeuvre de tout premier plan"

French prose literature --- Marvelous, The, in literature --- History and criticism --- Dumas, Alexandre, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Marvelous, The, in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- French prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism --- Dumas, Alexandre, - 1802-1870 - Criticism and interpretation --- Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870) --- Prose française --- Critique et interprétation --- 19e siècle --- Histoire et critique Merveilleux (littérature) --- Dumas, Alexandre, - 1802-1870

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Despite the dominance of scientific explanation in the modern world, at the beginning of the twenty-first century faith in miracles remains strong, particularly in resurgent forms of traditional religion. In Miracles, David L. Weddle examines how five religious traditions—Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—understand miracles, considering how they express popular enthusiasm for wondrous tales, how they provoke official regulation because of their potential to disrupt authority, and how they are denied by critics within each tradition who regard belief in miracles as an illusory distraction from moral responsibility.In dynamic and accessible prose, Weddle shows us what miracles are, what they mean, and why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, they are still significant today: belief in miracles sustains the hope that, if there is a reality that surpasses our ordinary lives, it is capable of exercising—from time to time—creative, liberating, enlightening, and healing power in our world.

Religions. --- Miracles. --- Comparative religion --- Denominations, Religious --- Religion, Comparative --- Religions, Comparative --- Religious denominations --- World religions --- Civilization --- Gods --- Religion --- God --- Marvelous, The --- Miracle workers --- Spiritual healing --- Supernatural --- Miracles --- Religions --- 231.731 --- 231.731 Wonderen. Bovennatuurlijke feiten --- Wonderen. Bovennatuurlijke feiten

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Iconic images of medieval pilgrims, such as Chaucer's making their laborious way to Canterbury, conjure a distant time when faith was the only refuge of the ill and infirm, and thousands traveled great distances to pray for healing. Why, then, in an age of advanced biotechnology and medicine, do millions still go on pilgrimages? Why do journeys to important religious shrines-such as Lourdes, Compostela, Fátima, and Medjugorje-constitute a major industry? In Miracle Cures, Robert A. Scott explores these provocative questions and finds that pilgrimage continues to offer answers for many. Its benefits can range from a demonstrable improvement in health to complete recovery. Using research in biomedical and behavioral science, Scott examines accounts of miracle cures at medieval, early modern, and contemporary shrines. He inquires into the power of relics, apparitions, and the transformative nature of sacred journeying and shines new light on the roles belief, hope, and emotion can play in healing.

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