Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... goddess , the matri- archal image could be utterly transformed as to content , although to all outward appearances it remained unchanged . For in the case of pagan goddesses , the sign of the virgin rarely endorses chastity as a virtue ...
... goddess , the matri- archal image could be utterly transformed as to content , although to all outward appearances it remained unchanged . For in the case of pagan goddesses , the sign of the virgin rarely endorses chastity as a virtue ...
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... Goddess ( London , 1962 ) , p . 437 . 12. Epiphanius , Panarion 51 , 22 , 3–11 , quoted in Rahner , Greek Myths and Chris- tian Mystery , p . 138 . 13. Chadwick , The Early Church , p . 192 . 14. H. W. Garrod , ed . , The Oxford Book of ...
... Goddess ( London , 1962 ) , p . 437 . 12. Epiphanius , Panarion 51 , 22 , 3–11 , quoted in Rahner , Greek Myths and Chris- tian Mystery , p . 138 . 13. Chadwick , The Early Church , p . 192 . 14. H. W. Garrod , ed . , The Oxford Book of ...
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... goddess " and tlapia , which means " watch over , " i.e. the protective serpent goddess . Alternatively , a derivation from coatl , meaning " serpent , " and llope , meaning " tread on , " has been suggested . Both roots imply that Juan ...
... goddess " and tlapia , which means " watch over , " i.e. the protective serpent goddess . Alternatively , a derivation from coatl , meaning " serpent , " and llope , meaning " tread on , " has been suggested . Both roots imply that Juan ...
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MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
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