A virgin conceived : Mary and classical representations of virginity / Mary F. Foskett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foskett, Mary F., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virginity--Religious aspects--History of doctrines.

Virginity.

Bible. Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Protevangelium Jacobi--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Protevangelium Jacobi.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Virginity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Mary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The virginity of Mary has been an influential tenet of Christian belief, a catalyst for Marian devotion, and a foundation for the construction of female Christian piety and practice. In contrast to previous biblical interpreters who have drawn on either linguistic or historical evidence to ponder whether Mary the parthenos is indeed a ""virgin,"" in this study Mary F. Foskett takes a different course. Rather than investigating the meaning and implications of the Virgin as a reified symbol, A Virgin Con

Contents:

Contents; Preface; One: Which Virgin? What Virginity?; Two: Bodies and Selves; Three: Constraining the Virgin, The Parthenos in Ancient Narrative; Four: The Virgin Speaks; Five: Defying Nature; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-06279-4

9786612062797

0-253-10896-9

OCLC:

56635716