Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. child who will bear his name . The accent of the prophecy falls on the symbol of the child , and not at all on the virginity of the mother . As a scholar has written : The sign of ...
The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. child who will bear his name . The accent of the prophecy falls on the symbol of the child , and not at all on the virginity of the mother . As a scholar has written : The sign of ...
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The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. bird's amorous and gentle nature has made it Venus ' immemorial symbol . Later in the west , the dove's feminine aspect ... virgin birth , indeed to explain a miracle Virgin Birth | 39.
The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. bird's amorous and gentle nature has made it Venus ' immemorial symbol . Later in the west , the dove's feminine aspect ... virgin birth , indeed to explain a miracle Virgin Birth | 39.
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The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. venture , described the birth in terms that both reflected and affected iconography : The Virgin rose and stood erect against a column that was there . But Joseph remained seated ...
The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Marina Warner. venture , described the birth in terms that both reflected and affected iconography : The Virgin rose and stood erect against a column that was there . But Joseph remained seated ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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