The Virgin Mary : a very short introduction
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2021].
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9780198794912, 0198794916
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Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2021].
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xx, 172 pages : black and white illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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9780198794912, 0198794916

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
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The Virgin Mary - a Jewish mother - is central to Christianity, a revered woman in Islam, and a person of persistent fascination for centuries. Marian worship and theology has inspired countless appearances in art, as well as religious philosophy and doctrine, while the concept of the Virgin herself has been involved in controversial discussions over the Virginal body, race, anti-Semitism, and globalism. This Very Short Introduction describes the evolution of Marian thought from early Christianity to the present day. Mary Joan Winn Leith focuses on the centuries between the rise of Christianity and the Counter-Reformation, the eras when most of the doctrinal issues, popular traditions, and associated conventions of Marian iconography developed, and covers Catholic, Orthodox, and other Christian denominations, as well as the Islamic Mary. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that includes art history, archeology, and gender studies as well as doctrinal history, she considers some of the misunderstandings and unquestioned assumptions about the Virgin Mary that pervade past and present Christian consciousness and today's secular world. Leith also discusses apparitions of Mary and representations of Mary in contemporary popular culture.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Leith, M. J. W. (2021). The Virgin Mary: a very short introduction (First edition.). Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Leith, Mary Joan Winn. 2021. The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Leith, Mary Joan Winn. The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2021.

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Leith, Mary Joan Winn. The Virgin Mary: A Very Short Introduction First edition., Oxford University Press, 2021.

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