Inauthentic Devotion to the Eucharist in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Catholics normally approach the Eucharist with great love and devotion. The paper looks at how, through the character, Papa, the reality of this love and devotion to the Eucharist is captured by the Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, in her novel, Purple Hibiscus. The novel reveals that while Papa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Heythrop journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 171-181 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
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| Summary: | Catholics normally approach the Eucharist with great love and devotion. The paper looks at how, through the character, Papa, the reality of this love and devotion to the Eucharist is captured by the Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, in her novel, Purple Hibiscus. The novel reveals that while Papa, in various ways, shows great love and devotion to Christ in the Eucharist, his devotion remains inauthentic: it does not lead him to a love of this same Christ in his neighbour. The work, therefore, underscores not only the nexus between theology and creative literature, but also, in a special way, the social implications of the Eucharist. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/heyj.13506 |