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Mary : the complete resource / edited by Sarah Jane Boss.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--History.
- Mary.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--History of doctrines.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (615 p.)
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Burns & Oates, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To understand the cult of the Virgin Mary is to understand the Christian religion. The Virgin Mary is a ubiquitous but enigmatic presence in Christian history and culture. The tradition about Mary forms a vast and multi-layered aspect of Western history, culture and spirituality. It is not just in the Catholic tradition that Mary has become a particular focus of study and interest. Mary has also become a crucial interest for Christians outside this tradition (Protestant, Anglican) as a path to ecumenical understanding. This book is intended as a reference book for the student or scholar seekin
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Virgin Mary in earliest Christianity
- pt. 2. The cult of the Virgin Mary during the Middle Ages
- pt. 3. Mariology
- pt. 4. Traditions of devotion
- pt. 5. Mary in art and literature.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 18, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9786613207753
- 9781472972231
- 1472972236
- 9781283207751
- 1283207753
- 9781441192110
- 1441192115
- OCLC:
- 745866005
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