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The resurrection of Mary Magdalene : legends, apocrypha and the Christian testament /

The controversy surrounding Dan Brown''s novel The Da Vinci Code has intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and re-assessment of this popular figure. Within a progressive feminist framework, The Resurrection of M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schaberg, Jane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York ; London [England] : Continuum, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The controversy surrounding Dan Brown''s novel The Da Vinci Code has intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and re-assessment of this popular figure. Within a progressive feminist framework, The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene approaches Christian Testament sources through analysis of legend, archaeology, and gnostic/apocryphal traditions. This is the story of the suppression and distortion of a powerful woman leader - Schaberg presents Mary Magdalene as successor to Jesus in a challenging alternative to the Petrine p.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (382 pages)
ISBN:9781441141750
1441141758