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The cult of the Virgin Mary : psychological origins /
Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why is Mary both "Virgin" and "Mother" simultaneously? Why ha...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1986.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why is Mary both "Virgin" and "Mother" simultaneously? Why has the Marian cult always been stronger in certain geographical areas than in others? The first half of the book presents a psychoanalytic explanation for the most salient facts about the Marian cult and the second addresses the question of Marian apparitions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 253 pages : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691222974 0691222975 9780691028675 0691028672 9780691094205 0691094209 |