Alone of all her sex: The myth and the cult of the Virgin Mary - Softcover

Warner, Marina

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9780394499130: Alone of all her sex: The myth and the cult of the Virgin Mary

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ISBN 10: 0394499131 ISBN 13: 9780394499130

Publisher: Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1976

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Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.

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e figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.

About the Author:

Marina Warner is a prize-winning novelist and cultural historian whose works include From the Beast to the Blonde, Managing Monsters (the 1994 Reith Lectures), Indigo and The Lost Father (shortlisted for the Booker Prize).

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