Mother of God: A History of the Virgin MaryMary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. The focus for women, the inspiration of faith, 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. |
Contents
PART I | |
Mary in a Christian Empire | |
Versions of Mary | |
Mary of the Imperial State | |
PART II | |
Beyond the Greek World | |
The Emergence of European Mary | |
Teaching Mary in Parish and Home | |
Marys Miracles as Reward and as Punishment | |
Mary at the Foot of the Cross | |
Mary and Women Mary and | |
PART V | |
Unlike Any Other | |
Mary of Parish Practice and Family Life | |
a World of Devotional Possibilities | |
PART III | |
Mary of Polemic and Encounter | |
Abundance and Ubiquity | |
PART IV | |
Mary the Friars and the Mother Tongue | |
PART VI | |
From Europe to the Rest of the World | |
Mary in a World of Neighbouring Diversity | |