17 - Communiquer le sacré
Julie Deramond
Joan of Arc Canticles : when the Church advertises itself
Le Temps des médias n°17, Automne 2011, p. 21-29.In France, between 1870 and 1920, almost 300 hymns to the glory of Joan of Arc, circulated as single-sheets, as albums, or via word of mouth. Their promoters used a host of media techniques. The cult of Joan of Arc became a major Catholic propaganda vehicle. Festivals, celebrations to the glory of Joan attracted mass attendances.
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