Mary Magdalene
Subtitle: A visual history
By: Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: T&T Clark
Published: 2023
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780567705778
Subjects: Religion; Biblical studies & exegesis; History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400
Description: From faithful apostle and seductress to feminist icon, Mary Magdalene's many complex roles in Christian history have fascinated us for 2000 years. Illustrated in full colour, this visual history reveals how images and presentations have created a Mary who is often far different from the real woman, the first witness of the Resurrection in the gospels, or even from her appearances in the works of the Church Fathers.  Beginning with the earliest sources, uncover who the real Mary was, and what she meant in her own time, before embarking on a fast-paced tour of Magdalene's depictions in great works of art, forgotten masterpieces and contemporary visual culture. Considering relics, statuary, paintings, sculpture and recent works for stage and screen, discover how Mary Magdalene has been seen across time as a witness, a sinner, a penitent, a contemplative, a preacher and a patroness.  Above all her complex roles, Mary has emerged as a powerful feminist icon, the closest person to Jesus himself, with a visual history as rich and varied as the roles she has fulfilled in numerous contexts of faith and worship for two millennia..
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Table of contents: title: Illustration Credits Preface: A Perilous Journey Introduction             Acknowledgments  Part One:         Mary Magdalene: Toward A Visual History 1. Scriptural Sources 2. Patristic Sources 3. Eastern Christian Narratives 4. Western Christian Narratives 5. Symbols and Devotions 6. Mary Magdalene in Christian Art 7. A Coda               Part Two:        Selected Motifs  8. Sinner/Seductress 9. Penitent                                    10. Anointer                       11. Weeper                        12. Witness                        13. Preacher                       14. Contemplative 15. Reader              16. Patron/Protectress        17. Feminist Icon              Afterwords Selected Bibliography  Index .