Alone of all her sex; the myth and the cult of the Virgin Mary
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TextNew York Alfred A. Knopf c1976Edition: 1st American edDescription: xxv, 400p, i-xix index; illus.; appendices; chronology; bibliog. notes; bibliogContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-394-49913-1
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Virgin. 1 Mary in the Gospels. 2 Mary in the Apocrypha. 3 Virgin birth. 4 Second Eve. 5 Virgins and martyrs. Queen. 6 The assumption. 7 Maria Regina. Bride. 8 The song of songs. 9 Troubadours. 10 Madonna. 11 Dante, Beatrice, and the Virgin Mary. Mother. 12 Let it be. 13 The milk of paradise. 14 Mater dolorosa. 15 The penitent whore. 16 The immaculate conception. 17 The moon and the stars. Intercessor. 18 Growth in every thing. 19 Icons and relics. 20 Visions, the rosary, and war. 21 The hour of our death. Epilogue. Appendix A: St. Luke's Magnificat. Appendix B: A muddle of Marys.
'By penetrating the many layers of Mariology throughout time, Warner reveals not only the Holy Mother worshipped by millions of Catholics the world over, but the alchemy that has produced and shaped western civilization's ultimate vision of ideal womanhood--sweetness, gentleness, goodness, humility, quiet acceptance, merciful compassion, and purity...She also acknowledges that this beautiful symbol is built upon pain and a bitter flaw: that for any woman to try to emulate her is to deny her own humanity...'
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