RT Book
T1 Mother of God: a history of the Virgin Mary
A1 Rubin, Miri 1956-
LA English
PP London New York Toronto
PB Penguin Books
YR 2010
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1606548506
AB "Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. The inspiration of faith, a model for women, the subject of innumerable paintings, sculptures, pieces of music and churches, Mary is so entangled in our world that it is impossible to conceive of the history of Western culture and religion without her." "Miri Rubin's Mother of God is a major work of cultural imagination. Mary's role in the Gospels itself is a relatively minor one, and yet in the centuries during which Christianity established itself she emerged as a powerful, strange and ungovernable force, endlessly remade and reimagined by wave after wave of devotees, ultimately becoming 'a sort of God', in ways that have made some Christians uneasy" "Whether talking about the vast public festivals celebrating Mary that sweep up entire communities or the intense private agony of individual devotion, Rubin's book is a triumph of sympathy and intelligence. Throughout Christianity's journey from mysterious origins to global religion, Mary has been a profound presence in countless lives - Mother of God is the story of that presence and a book that raises profound questions about the human experience."--BOOK JACKET
NO Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-427) and index
CN BT610
SN 9780141019352
K1 Mary : Blessed Virgin, Saint : History of doctrines
K1 Mary : Blessed Virgin, Saint : Devotion to : History
K1 Mary : Blessed Virgin, Saint : Art
K1 Mary, : Blessed Virgin, Saint : Devotion to
K1 Mary, : Blessed Virgin, Saint : Biography
K1 Biografie