In search of Mary: the woman and the symbol
Introduction: Rediscovering Mary -- Why search for Mary? -- Miriam of Nazarath, Mary of the New Testament -- Stories and struggles: Mary's transformation in the Greco-Roman church -- Triumph of the Church, emergence of the God-bearer (313-431 C.E.) -- Mary, her son, and their extended family: t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Ballantine Books
August 1996
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| In: | Year: 1996 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Cunneen, Sally, In Search of Mary: The Woman and the Symbol] (1997) (Moynihan, Ruth B.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maria, von Nazaret, Biblische Person
/ Marian devotion
B Maria, von Nazaret, Biblische Person B Marian devotion |
| Further subjects: | B
Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint
History of doctrines
B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Symbolism B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Theology |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Cunneen, Sally: In search of Mary. - New York : Ballantine Books, 1996 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Rediscovering Mary -- Why search for Mary? -- Miriam of Nazarath, Mary of the New Testament -- Stories and struggles: Mary's transformation in the Greco-Roman church -- Triumph of the Church, emergence of the God-bearer (313-431 C.E.) -- Mary, her son, and their extended family: twelfth-century Europe -- Reform, Counter-Reform, and conquest: the Virgin divided -- The contrasting Marys of the nineteenth century -- The liberation of Mary -- Icon of human possibility -- Epilogue: The end of our journey |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-383) and index |
| ISBN: | 0345382463 |