First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity

by Peter Mcgrail

Book Overview

One of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time. It attracts the largest congregations of any parish liturgy, and yet is frequently marked by tension and dissent within the parish community. The same ritual holds very different meanings for the various parties involved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032099763
• ISBN13: 9781032099767
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"