medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I was just going to add: I know Marina Warner's 'Alone of all her sex: the myth and cult of the virgin mary' (my edition if Weidenfield and Nicholson 1976, but I believe it has been reprinted, perhaps several times, since) is the classic popular account. I have certainly found it enlightening on the kinds of questions you raise. But I do not know what academic opinion of it is, nor how outdated it has become.
Jon
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:09:08 +0000
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> Subject: [M-R] What do we actually know about Our Lady?
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> Many thanks to everyone who responded to my question. I am leading evening worship for our small but scholarly group of regulars on 14th December (Advent 3) and wish to consider Mary's preparations for the Incarnation as a paradigm for what our own should be (social anthropology and textile history sources I can manage!). Clearly, some kind of look at who she actually was is a good start, and the sources you have recommended will be a tremendous help.
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