The Virgin Mary in the perceptions of women
Subtitle: mother, protector and queen since the Middle Ages
By: Joelle Mellon.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780786435029
Subjects: Mary, -- Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Devotion to -- History; Christian women -- Religious life -- History
Description: "This book investigates perceptions of the Virgin Mary through several centuries of literature. Focusing especially on the depictions of the Virgin Mary in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, the author rediscovers a time when the Divine Female was very much in evidence, and good Christian women were taught to pray to a Holy Mother"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Explorations : why Mary was lost; title: Beginnings : Mary in the bible; title: Devotional objects : I carry her with me always; title: Marian places : the Virgin at home and abroad; title: Marian times : days, months and life passages; title: Context : relationships with St. Anne, St. Joseph, Eve, and the devil; title: The Virgin's virgins : nuns and Mary; title: Mystics and miracles : touched by the Virgin's hand; title: Transformations : from pagan to Christian to the uncertain future of Mary; title: Two Marys : the virgin and the (repentant) whore.