Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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Page 136
... human love for its powers to ennoble man and elevate his soul . Passion and reason were not bitter enemies , but could be reconciled in the camp of civilization , by directing desire and love at an object of sublime moral and physical ...
... human love for its powers to ennoble man and elevate his soul . Passion and reason were not bitter enemies , but could be reconciled in the camp of civilization , by directing desire and love at an object of sublime moral and physical ...
Page 171
... human crowd by denying her the fullness of the human condition . In his eyes , she surpasses all in fairness , wisdom , good- ness , gentleness , and light , but she still belongs to mankind , and the supernatural resplendence she has ...
... human crowd by denying her the fullness of the human condition . In his eyes , she surpasses all in fairness , wisdom , good- ness , gentleness , and light , but she still belongs to mankind , and the supernatural resplendence she has ...
Page 254
... human race because she is not stained by the Fall . And if on one plane the perfection of Mary is defined as the conquest of the natural laws of childbearing and death , then the prevailing idea of perfection denies the goodness of the ...
... human race because she is not stained by the Fall . And if on one plane the perfection of Mary is defined as the conquest of the natural laws of childbearing and death , then the prevailing idea of perfection denies the goodness of the ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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