Mother of God
A History of the Virgin Mary
Theology
Miri Rubin
Yale University Press 2009
Hardback 533 pages  
0300105002 | 9780300105001 |  Product code: 84640  
How did Mary, about whom so little is said in the gospels, become a global icon? To answer that question, Rubin presents a history of the ideas, practices and images that developed around the figure of the Virgin Mary, from the earliest years of Christianity up to around 1600. Exploring a wide range of sources - the visual arts, music, literature, popular tales and theology - the study offers an historical understanding of the emergence of Mary and her profound meaning within different Christian cultures. Off-mint.
 
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