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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Selfless Desires: Sacrificial and Self-Fulfilling Service to Others in Casablanca (1942), The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) 18 2. Sexual Desires: Repression and Sublimation in Black Narcissus (1947), Heaven Knows, Mr.Allison (1957), and SeaWife (1957) 59 3. Subjective Desires:The Role of the Catholic Family Romance in The Nun’s Story (1959) 109 4. Sonorous Desires: Sweet, Spirited, and Stirring Voices in The Sound of Music (1965) and Change of Habit (1969) 161 5. Sacred Desires: Passion and Pathology in InThis House of Brede (1975) and Agnes of God (1985) 205 6. Spiritual Desires: Sin, Suffering, Death, and Salvation in Dead ManWalking (1995) 251 Conclusion: Suspect Desires:The End of a Religious Illusion in Doubt (2008)? 275 Works Cited 303 Index 327 00i-xii_CH00_FM_FUP_Sabine.indd vii 00i-xii_CH00_FM_FUP_Sabine.indd vii 4/19/13 12:52 PM 4/19/13 12:52 PM 00i-xii_CH00_FM_FUP_Sabine.indd viii 00i-xii_CH00_FM_FUP_Sabine.indd viii 4/19/13 12:52 PM 4/19/13 12:52 PM ...

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