Empress and Handmaid Nature and Gender in the Cult of the Virgin Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
- Publish date: 03/01/2000
Description:
Medieval images of the Virgin Mary usually showed a mother and child enthroned, bearing signs of regal authority. Yet modern images show her standing alone, without signs of authority or maternity. This book traces the portrayal of Mary in art, showing how changes in our view of nature, as well as radically different views about women (ranging from mothers to the objects of pornography) have changed the portrayal of Mary.
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Underpinning her argument with the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, Sarah Boss offers a new assessment of the significance of the cult of the Virgin for women in Christianity. She also includes an account of the development of the doctrine of immaculate conception that critiques domination.
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