The making of the Magdalen : preaching and popular devotion in the later Middle Ages /
"Best known during the Middle Ages as the prostitute who became a faithful follower of Christ, Mary Magdalen was the most beloved female saint after the Virgin Mary. Why the Magdalen became so popular, what meanings she conveyed, and how her story evolved over the centuries are the focus of thi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2000.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "In Memory of Her": From History to Legend
- The Mendicant Magdalen
- The Vita Apostolica
- The Vita Activa
- The Vita Contemplativa
- The Wages of Sin
- "Vanity of Vanities, All Is Vanity"
- "There Was a Sinner in the City"
- Do Penance
- The Exemplar of Perfect Penance
- Responses
- Responses to the Scriptural Saint
- Responses to the Legendary Saint
- In the Shadow of the Virgin
- The House of Anjou: A Royal Response
- Epilogue: "In Memory of Her": From Legend to History.