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Alone of all her sex:

the myth and the cult of the Virgin Mary
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Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1976 - Religion - 400 pages

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User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority. Read full review

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Replete. Color plates alone are worth the price of the book. Read full review

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Contents

MARY IN THE GOSPELS
17
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA
25
VIRGIN BIRTH
34
Copyright

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Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Marina Warner
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Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Marina Warner
Snippet view - 1978
Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Marina Warner
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TitleAlone of all her sex: the myth and the cult of the Virgin Mary
AuthorMarina Warner
Editionreprint
PublisherKnopf : distributed by Random House, 1976
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized21 Jan 2010
ISBN0394499131, 9780394499130
Length400 pages
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Religion / Christian Theology / Mariology
  
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