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MAUNDER, C., Our Lady of the Nations. Apparitions of Mary in 20th-Century Catholic Europe. Oxford University Press, 2018. 236p. Paperback. The novelty and value of Our Lady of Nations is that it brings supernatural forces, mystical experiences, and religious visions back into the Western European political landscape. Traditionally, modern European societies saw themselves as a stark contrast to their own colonies. Europe was characterized by secularization and rationalism and the colonies were associated with mysticism and irrationalism. Maunder challenges binary dichotomies between modern rationality and premodern irrationality by demonstrating how religious visions of Mary played a political role in 20th-century Europe. This book will be of great use for anyone interested in studying and understanding collective memory, propaganda, ideologies, popular consciousness, culture wars, or silent resistance. Rasa Balockaite, Reading Religion |a 16/01/2019 (Publisher's information). € 33.28 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780198788645