Besides stella maris, you need to look at the Woman Clothed with the Sun
(in Revelation) & her connection to Mary, esp. in depictions of Mary
Immaculate (e.g., by Murillo).
You might try the Medieval Feminist Index on the web for a start.
Tom Izbicki
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Lara Hinchberger wrote:
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:58:58 -0500 (EST)
> From: Lara Hinchberger <[log in to unmask]>
> To: medieval religion list <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Mary and the heavens - query
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> Dear members of both of these wonderful lists (and apologies to those who
> receive this message twice),
> would anyone be able to suggest recent work, from any pov, on the
> connection between the Virgin Mary and the heavens (as stella maris etc),
> pre-1200? I have read Marina Warner's chapter on the topic in <i>Alone of
> all her sex</i>, so works published after the late 70s would be most
> appreciated .
> Thanks, and also for so much intelligent discussion -- most
> inspiring for a grad student.
>
> Lara Hinchberger
> PhD candidate
> Cetnre for Medieval Studies
> University of Toronto
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