Mary Magdalene : a cultural history /

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Author / Creator:Almond, Philip C., author.
Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Description:347 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color) ; 22 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12794749
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ISBN:9781009221696
1009221698
9781009221733
1009221736
9781009221702
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This volume, the first major work on the Magdalene in more than thirty years, focuses on her 'lives' as these have been imagined and reimagined within Christian tradition. Philip Almond expertly disentangles the numerous narratives that have shaped the story of Mary over the past two millennia. Exploring the 'idea' of the Magdalene - her cult, her relics, her legacy - the author deftly peels back complex layers of history and myth to reveal many different Maries, including penitent prostitute; demoniac; miracle worker; wife and lover of Jesus; symbol of the erotic; and New Age goddess. By challenging uniform or homogenised readings of the Magdalene, this absorbing new book brings fascinating insights to its subject"--
Other form:Online version: Almond, Philip C. Mary Magdalene Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009221702

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