Settling Old Scores? Religion, Secularisation and Recent Irish Cinema

  • Martin McLoone

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Abstract

This chapter looks at the representation of religion in recent Irish cinema and argues that a dominant motif has been the humiliation or punishment of the Catholic priest. Ireland is a much more secular society than previously and these hard-hitting critiques of the Church reflects both the diminished status of Catholicism in Ireland and also is a response to recurring child abuse scandals involving the clergy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMulticulturalism at the Start of the 21st Century
EditorsKrystyna Kujawinska Courtney, Maria A Kukowska
PublisherWydawnictwo UŁ
Pages105-116
ISBN (Print)978-83-7525-143-2
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 2008

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Religion
  • secularisation
  • cinema
  • Ireland

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