Mary Through the Centuries Her Place in the History of Culture |
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| Author:
| Pelikan, Jaroslav J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06951-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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The Virgin Mary has been an inspiration to more people than any other woman who ever lived. For Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims, for artists, musicians, and writers, and for women and men everywhere she has shown many faces and personified a variety of virtues. In this book, a scholar who is the author of numerous books - including the best-selling Jesus Through the Centuries - tells how Mary has been depicted and venerated through the ages.
The Virgin Mary has been an inspiration to more people than any other woman who ever lived. For Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims, for artists, musicians, and writers, and for women and men everywhere she has shown many faces and personified a variety of virtues. In this book, a scholar who is the author of numerous books - including the best-selling Jesus Through the Centuries - tells how Mary has been depicted and venerated through the ages.