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Leith Mary Joan Winn (Professor Department Of Religious Studies And Theology Stonehill College)

Leith Mary Joan Winn (Professor Department Of Religious Studies And Theology Stonehill College) - The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

Leith Mary Joan Winn (Professor Department Of Religious Studies And Theology Stonehill College) - The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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Description: The Virgin Mary - a Jewish mother - is central to Christianity a revered woman in Islam and a person of persistent fascination for centuries. Marian worship and theology has inspired countless appearances in art as well as religious philosophy and doctrine while the concept of the Virgin herself has been involved in controversial discussions over the Virginal body race anti - Semitism and globalism. This Very Short Introduction describes the evolution of Marian thought from early Christianity to the present day. Mary Joan Winn Leith focuses on the centuries between the rise of Christianity and the Counter - Reformation the eras when most of the doctrinal issues popular traditions and associated conventions of Marian iconography developed and covers Catholic Orthodox and other Christian denominations as well as the Islamic Mary. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that includes art history archaeology and gender studies as well as doctrinal history she considers some of the misunderstandings and unquestioned assumptions about the Virgin Mary that pervade past and present Christian consciousness and today's secular world. Leith also discusses apparitions of Mary and representations of Mary in contemporary popular culture. Very Short Introductions: Brilliant Sharp Inspiring About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Leith Mary Joan Winn (Professor Department Of Religious Studies And Theology Stonehill College)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198794912
Pages: 208 Pages, 19 Black And White Images
Publication Date: 2/1/2022
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: New Testaments
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