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The Bureaucratisation of Grace

A Foucauldian analysis of sanctuary at Durham Cathedral.

Cover of The Bureaucratisation of Grace by Michael McManus

Sanctuary at Durham Cathedral

The Bureaucratisation of Grace: A Foucauldian Analysis of Sanctuary at Durham Cathedral considers how a sacred protection was recorded, administered, and shaped by institutional power.

The study brings Michel Foucault’s ideas into conversation with the religious and legal history of Durham.

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