Empress and Handmaid

Empress and Handmaid On Nature and Gender in the Cult of the Virgin Mary

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Publisher's Synopsis

Medieval images of the Virgin Mary usually showed a mother and child enthroned, beating signs of regal authority. Yet modern images show her standing alone. This text gives a new assessment of the cult of the Virgin for women in Christianity.

Book information

ISBN: 9780304707812
Publisher: Cassell
Imprint: Cassell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 232.91
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 253
Weight: 426g
Height: 150mm
Width: 232mm
Spine width: 20mm