The Sacred Heart of Jesus The Visual Evolution of a Devotion

• Main Author: Morgan, David (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam University Press 2008
• Series: Meertens Ethnology Cahiers 4
• Subjects: History of art / art & design styles; History; cultuur and geschiedenis; geschiedenis; history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines; culture and history; kunst en kunstgeschiedenis; historical treatment of fine and decorative arts
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been controversial from its beginning in the life of the French Visitationist nun Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), who established the devotion after a series of mystical visions of Christ. Under the leadership of Sister Sophie Barat, founder of the Socie...