Rediscovering the Marys
Maria, Mariamne, Miriam
Published on 23. September 2021
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Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-567-70212-8 (ISBN)
Description
This interdisciplinary volume of text and art offers new insights into various unsolved mysteries associated with Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Mary the Mother of Jesus, and Miriam the sister of Moses. Mariamic traditions are often interconnected, as seen in the portrayal of these women as community leaders, prophets, apostles and priests. These traditions also are often inter-religious, echoing themes back to Miriam in the Hebrew Bible as well as forward to Maryam in the Qur'an. The chapters explore questions such as: which biblical Mary did the author of the Gospel of Mary intend to portray-Magdalene, Mother, or neither? Why did some writers depict Mary of Nazareth as a priest? Were extracanonical scriptures featuring Mary more influential than the canonical gospels on the depiction of Maryam in the Qur'an?
Contributors dig deep into literature, iconography, and archaeology to offer cutting edge research under three overarching topics. The first section examines the question of "which Mary?" and illustrates how some ancient authors (and contemporary scholars) may have conflated the biblical Marys. The second section focuses on Mary of Nazareth, and includes research related to the portrayal of Mary the Mother of Jesus as a Eucharistic priest. The final section, "Recovering Receptions of Mary in Art, Archeology, and Literature," explores how artists and authors have engaged with one or more of the Marys, from the early Christian era through to medieval and modern times.
Contributors dig deep into literature, iconography, and archaeology to offer cutting edge research under three overarching topics. The first section examines the question of "which Mary?" and illustrates how some ancient authors (and contemporary scholars) may have conflated the biblical Marys. The second section focuses on Mary of Nazareth, and includes research related to the portrayal of Mary the Mother of Jesus as a Eucharistic priest. The final section, "Recovering Receptions of Mary in Art, Archeology, and Literature," explores how artists and authors have engaged with one or more of the Marys, from the early Christian era through to medieval and modern times.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
50
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-70212-8 (9780567702128)
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Persons
Mary Ann Beavis is Professor of Religion and Culture at St. Thomas More College, Canada.
Ally Kateusz is Research Associate at Wijngaards Institute of Catholic Research, UK.
Ally Kateusz is Research Associate at Wijngaards Institute of Catholic Research, UK.
Content
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Introduction - Ally Kateusz and Mary Ann Beavis
Section 1: Revisiting Which Mary - Does Which Mary Matter?
1. The Magdalene Effect: Misreading the Composite Mary in Early Christian Works - Mark Goodacre
2. Which Mary, and Why It Matters - Mary Ann Beavis
3. Why Mary? The Gospel of Mary and Its Heroine - Judith Hartenstein
4. What is Mary Doing in Acts? Reception History within the Synoptic Tradition - Jo-Ann Badley
5. Magdalene, Mother, Martha's Sister, or None of the Above? The Mary in the Dialogue of the
Savior - Anna Cwikla
6. Two Mary Magdalenes: Eusebius of Caesarea and the Questionable Reliability of the Gospels'
Female Witnesses - Kara J. Lyons-Pardue
7. Two Women Leaders: "Mary and the Other Mary Magdalene" - Ally Kateusz
Section 2: Rediscovering the Marys in Mission and Leadership
8. The Power of Leadership through Mediation: Mart Mariam in the Syriac and Arabic Apocryphal Tradition - Cornelia Horn
9. The Constriction of Female Leadership: Tracing a Trend in the Early Reception of Miriam and Mary Magdalene - Erez DeGolan and Miriam-Simma Walfish
10. Virgin Mary Co-Priest or Not: The Continuing Trend of Redaction and Revision in the Medieval Era - Judith M. Davis
11. The Memory of Mary's Mission according to "Guadalupan Sermons" of the 17th and 18th Centuries - J.L. Manzo
Section 3: Recovering Receptions of the Marys in Literature, Art, and Archeology
12. Mary of Nazareth and Nazareth Archaeological Excavations 1997-2015 - Richard Freund
13. The Dormition of Miriam - Michael Rosenberg
14. Dormition Urtext? Earliest Dormition Wall Painting Combines the Great Angel and Women with Censers - Ally Kateusz
15. Mary and Her Son in the Qur'an and Extracanonical Christian Texts - Deborah Niederer Saxon
16. The Origin and Manifestations of the Smiling Virgin Mary - Jin H. Han
17. From Holy Grail to The Lost Gospel: Margaret Starbird and the Mary Magdalene Romance - Mary Ann Beavis
Afterword - Mary Ann Beavis and Ally Kateusz
Contributors
References
Indexes
Figures
Introduction - Ally Kateusz and Mary Ann Beavis
Section 1: Revisiting Which Mary - Does Which Mary Matter?
1. The Magdalene Effect: Misreading the Composite Mary in Early Christian Works - Mark Goodacre
2. Which Mary, and Why It Matters - Mary Ann Beavis
3. Why Mary? The Gospel of Mary and Its Heroine - Judith Hartenstein
4. What is Mary Doing in Acts? Reception History within the Synoptic Tradition - Jo-Ann Badley
5. Magdalene, Mother, Martha's Sister, or None of the Above? The Mary in the Dialogue of the
Savior - Anna Cwikla
6. Two Mary Magdalenes: Eusebius of Caesarea and the Questionable Reliability of the Gospels'
Female Witnesses - Kara J. Lyons-Pardue
7. Two Women Leaders: "Mary and the Other Mary Magdalene" - Ally Kateusz
Section 2: Rediscovering the Marys in Mission and Leadership
8. The Power of Leadership through Mediation: Mart Mariam in the Syriac and Arabic Apocryphal Tradition - Cornelia Horn
9. The Constriction of Female Leadership: Tracing a Trend in the Early Reception of Miriam and Mary Magdalene - Erez DeGolan and Miriam-Simma Walfish
10. Virgin Mary Co-Priest or Not: The Continuing Trend of Redaction and Revision in the Medieval Era - Judith M. Davis
11. The Memory of Mary's Mission according to "Guadalupan Sermons" of the 17th and 18th Centuries - J.L. Manzo
Section 3: Recovering Receptions of the Marys in Literature, Art, and Archeology
12. Mary of Nazareth and Nazareth Archaeological Excavations 1997-2015 - Richard Freund
13. The Dormition of Miriam - Michael Rosenberg
14. Dormition Urtext? Earliest Dormition Wall Painting Combines the Great Angel and Women with Censers - Ally Kateusz
15. Mary and Her Son in the Qur'an and Extracanonical Christian Texts - Deborah Niederer Saxon
16. The Origin and Manifestations of the Smiling Virgin Mary - Jin H. Han
17. From Holy Grail to The Lost Gospel: Margaret Starbird and the Mary Magdalene Romance - Mary Ann Beavis
Afterword - Mary Ann Beavis and Ally Kateusz
Contributors
References
Indexes