Mary: The Complete Resource
Published on 20. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
616 pages
978-0-8264-2758-8 (ISBN)
Description
"A pleasure to read. The discussion is scolarly, but not dull; the range of approaches is broad and non-partisan; the bibliographies are extremely helpful. Best of all, some sections conclude with chunks of original material" - Church Times
"immensely useful" - The Irish Catholic
To understand the cult of the Virgin Mary is to understand the Christian religion. The Virgin Mary is a ubiquitous but enigmatic presence in Christian history and culture. The tradition about Mary forms a vast and multi-layered aspect of Western history, culture and spirituality. It is not just in the Catholic tradition that Mary has become a particular focus of study and interest. Mary has also become a crucial interest for Christians outside this tradition (Protestant, Anglican) as a path to ecumenical understanding.
This book is intended as a reference book for the student or scholar seeking knowledge of the history and contemporary practice of the cult of the Virgin Mary. It provides new essays which give overviews of particular areas of study - both historical and thematic - together with texts from primary sources and important scholarly articles, some of which appear in English for the first time.
The volume is designed to be suitable for use as a course book at undergraduate and Masters levels. The result is astonishing and will open up whole new avenues for theological and spiritual enquiry. Mary: The Complete Resource is essential for anyone who has a strong theological or devotional interest in Mary. But it will open the eyes of those who do not.
"immensely useful" - The Irish Catholic
To understand the cult of the Virgin Mary is to understand the Christian religion. The Virgin Mary is a ubiquitous but enigmatic presence in Christian history and culture. The tradition about Mary forms a vast and multi-layered aspect of Western history, culture and spirituality. It is not just in the Catholic tradition that Mary has become a particular focus of study and interest. Mary has also become a crucial interest for Christians outside this tradition (Protestant, Anglican) as a path to ecumenical understanding.
This book is intended as a reference book for the student or scholar seeking knowledge of the history and contemporary practice of the cult of the Virgin Mary. It provides new essays which give overviews of particular areas of study - both historical and thematic - together with texts from primary sources and important scholarly articles, some of which appear in English for the first time.
The volume is designed to be suitable for use as a course book at undergraduate and Masters levels. The result is astonishing and will open up whole new avenues for theological and spiritual enquiry. Mary: The Complete Resource is essential for anyone who has a strong theological or devotional interest in Mary. But it will open the eyes of those who do not.
Reviews / Votes
"Bound to be immensely useful" - Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic 'Mary: The Complete Resource is a pleasure to read. The discussion is scolarly, but not dull; the range of approaches is broad and non-partisan; the bibliographies are extremely helpful. Best of all, some sections conclude with chunks of original material.' - Cally Hammond, Church Times "[Mary: The Complete Resource] is very comprehensive indeed. There are chapters on Mary in scripture, in the Church fathers, in the Protestant tradition, in film, in medieval art. Black Madonnas, rosary beads, you name it." - Melaine Donagh, Oldie 'How, I wonder, can this book claim to be 'the complete resource', when there are so many different threads in so many diverse areas that need following up? I am happy to say that this worry was misplaced. Sarah Jane Boss has however strengthened her collection's content in two ways. She has included not only lengthy bibliographies, but also exceprts of primary sources which illuminate the essayists' central concerns. Boss's combination of essays, bibliographies and primary texts has yielded a fine text that more than meets the challenge of its title... 'As a teacher of a course on Mary in Doctrine and Devotion, I have searched for several years for a text that will surpass the once comprehensive, but now dated work of Hilda Graef (Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion, combined edition, London: Sheed and Ward, 1985). My search is over. Sarah Jane Boss has provided me and my students with an indispensable work that will serve for years not only to initiate students into the study of Mary, but also to guide generalists and specialists alike to the very best bibliographic sources available.' International Journal of Systematic Theology 'The many reading hours taken to absorb the contents of Mary, have been extremely rewarding for this reviewer... It will be an essential acquisition for theologate libraries.' -- The Australasian Catholic RecordMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
853 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-2758-8 (9780826427588)
DOI
CBID131398
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sarah Jane Boss is Director of the Centre for Marian Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK.
Content
Introduction
Section One: The Virgin Mary in Earliest Christianity
1. Mary in the New Testament and Apocrypha Chris Maunder
2. The Conception of the Virgin Mary, from The Protevangelium of James
3. The Annunciation, from The Protevangelium of James
4. The Title Theotokos Sarah Jane Boss
5. Theotokos: The title and its significance in doctrine and devotion Richard Price
6. Cyril of Alexandria on the title Theotokos, from the Third Letter to Nestorius
7. Mary in Patristic Theology Tina Beattie
8. The Origins of Marian Art: The evolution of Marian imagery in the Western Church until AD 31 Geri Parlby
9. Marian Liturgies and Devotion in Early Christianity Stephen J. Shoemaker
Section Two: The Cult of the Virgin Mary during the Middle Ages
1. The Development of the Virgin's Cult in the High Middle Ages Sarah Jane Boss
2. The vision of the monk Robert Translated by Sarah Jane Boss
3. Marian Devotion in the Latin West in the Later Middle Ages Eva De Visscher
4. Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the collection of Johannes Herolt
Section Three: Mariology
1. The Development of the Doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception Sarah Jane Boss
2. Extract from a Medieval sermon on the Conception of Blessed Mary
3. The English Reformers and the Blessed Virgin Mary Paul Williams
4. Francisco Suarez and Modern Mariology Sarah Jane Boss
5. Ineffabilis Deus: Dogmatic constitution on the Immaculate Conception (extracts)
6. Extracts from Munificentissimus Deus:
Section One: The Virgin Mary in Earliest Christianity
1. Mary in the New Testament and Apocrypha Chris Maunder
2. The Conception of the Virgin Mary, from The Protevangelium of James
3. The Annunciation, from The Protevangelium of James
4. The Title Theotokos Sarah Jane Boss
5. Theotokos: The title and its significance in doctrine and devotion Richard Price
6. Cyril of Alexandria on the title Theotokos, from the Third Letter to Nestorius
7. Mary in Patristic Theology Tina Beattie
8. The Origins of Marian Art: The evolution of Marian imagery in the Western Church until AD 31 Geri Parlby
9. Marian Liturgies and Devotion in Early Christianity Stephen J. Shoemaker
Section Two: The Cult of the Virgin Mary during the Middle Ages
1. The Development of the Virgin's Cult in the High Middle Ages Sarah Jane Boss
2. The vision of the monk Robert Translated by Sarah Jane Boss
3. Marian Devotion in the Latin West in the Later Middle Ages Eva De Visscher
4. Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the collection of Johannes Herolt
Section Three: Mariology
1. The Development of the Doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception Sarah Jane Boss
2. Extract from a Medieval sermon on the Conception of Blessed Mary
3. The English Reformers and the Blessed Virgin Mary Paul Williams
4. Francisco Suarez and Modern Mariology Sarah Jane Boss
5. Ineffabilis Deus: Dogmatic constitution on the Immaculate Conception (extracts)
6. Extracts from Munificentissimus Deus: