Mother of God by Miri Rubin

Mother of God by Miri Rubin

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Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. Mary is so entangled in our world that it is impossible to conceive of the history of Western culture and religion without her. This title presents the story of that presence and raises profound questions about the human experience.

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Mother of God by Miri Rubin

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. The focus for women, the inspiration of faith, the subject of innumerable paintings, sculptures, pieces of music and churches, Mary is so entangled in our world that it is impossible to conceive of the history of Western culture and religion without her. Mother of God is the story of that presence and a book that raises profound questions about the human experience.
Miri Rubin [is] one of the most interesting and original of British medieval historians.. There is room for a whole book on this subject and Rubin is uniquely equipped to write it ... a capacious and vastly learned book ... a treasury -- Rowan Williams * Financial Times *
a wonderfully illuminating history of the mother of Jesus * Telegraph *
A remarkable, ambitious and wide-ranging account ... sympathetic and eloquent -- Melanie McDonagh * Evening Standard *
Miri Rubin is Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. She is the author of the acclaimed, late medieval volume in the Penguin History of Britain series, The Hollow Crown, Corpus Christi: The Eucharist in Late Medieval Culture and Gentile Tales: Narrative Assault on Late Medieval Jews. She lives in Cambridge.
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ISBN 13 9780141019352
ISBN 10 0141019352
Title Mother of God
Author Miri Rubin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2010-02-25
Number of pages 560
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.