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...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2001.
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Edición: | 1st pbk. ed. |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; A NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION, AND NAMES; Introduction; ONE ""In Memory of Her"": From History to Legend; PART I: THE MENDICANT MAGDALEN; TWO The Vita Apostolica; THREE The Vita Activa; FOUR The Vita Contemplativa; PART II: THE WAGES OF SIN; FIVE ""Vanity of Vanities, All Is Vanity""; SIX ""There Was a Sinner in the City""; PART III: DO PENANCE; SEVEN The Exemplar of Perfect Penance; PART IV: RESPONSES; EIGHT Responses to the Scriptural Saint; NINE Responses to the Legendary Saint
- TEN In the Shadow of the VirginELEVEN The House of Anjou: A Royal Response; EPILOGUE ""In Memory of Her"": From Legend to History; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED; Unpublished Primary Sources; Published Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; INDEX