Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.
Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394711553 (0394711556)
Publish date: March 12th 1983
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 488
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
History,
Art,
Feminism,
Religion,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Womens Studies,
Catholic,
Mythology
Marina Warner closely examines the history and influence of the idea of the Virgin Mary. This is not a biography. Instead, Warner looks at how society has viewed and even used the Virgin. Warner starts with the gospels and works her way up the early twentith century.What I found most intersting w...
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