The Tragic Tale of Claire Ferchaud and the Great War
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Author | : Raymond Jonas |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2005-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520242999 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520242998 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Tragic Tale of Claire Ferchaud and the Great War by : Raymond Jonas
Book excerpt: This is the moving and improbable story of Claire Ferchaud, a young French shepherdess who had visions of Jesus and gained national fame at the height of World War I as a modern-day Joan of Arc. The text illuminates broad issues of gender and ambition, belief and betrayal, mysticism and hysteria.