From Sacred Body to Angelic Soul
Subtitle: Understanding Mary in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780813210148
Subjects: Christian theology; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Maryology; Religion - Church History; Religion; Europe; Philosophy; Christianity - History - General; Europe - General; 16th century; Blessed Virgin, Saint; History of doctrines; Mary,
First sentence: IN ONE OF HIS SERMONS for the Thursday after Easter, the popular Italian preacher San Bernardino of Siena chose to preach "on the Exceedingly Wonderful Grace and Glory of the Mother of God."
Description: "Through an insightful examination of popular sermons by some of the most famous preachers of the day, Donna Spivey Ellington discusses the importance of Marian devotion to the religious understanding of European Christians in the late medieval and early modern periods. She charts a dramatic shift of emphasis in the public portrayal of the Virgin Mary from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries.

As Europe experienced the impact of printing and increased literacy, the Protestant Reformation, the growing development of individualism and a private sense of self, and changing attitudes to women, Marian devotion was also transformed. The Church's portrait of the Virgin gradually became focused less on her body and more on her soul.".

"This book unlocks the complex structure of late medieval piety and opens doors to understanding early modern Catholic spirituality. It will be of interest to readers exploring Marian devotion, late medieval and early modern religious life, or literacy theory."--BOOK JACKET.