Entry 56 · Book chapter 57
March 25 1944
Widespread fear that San Gennaro's blood may fail to liquefy reflects a surge of religious "miracle" fervor sweeping wartime Naples.
Themes
Reflections
Miracle fervor as collective coping with crisis
Lewis observes that wartime hardship has pushed Naples back into the Middle Ages, with a sudden explosion of talking, bleeding, and weeping religious images answering a citywide craving for miracles and cures.
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