Shadows of Mary : Understanding Images of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Texts
by
Teresa Reed
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
ISBN-10
0708317979
ISBN-13
9780708317976
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 2nd, 2003
Print length
171 Pages
Weight
272 grams
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medievalChristian theologyGender studies: women
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An examination of images of the Virgin Mary in medieval theological, philosophical and literary texts. It shows how the figure of Mary influences the depiction of female characters in sacred writing, and considers key issues in Western thinking about women, Christianity and domestic culture.
The figuration of the Virgin Mary was often contradictory in medieval texts and theological, philosophical and social perceptions of her greatly influenced both sacred and secular literature. In this study Teresa Reed explores five examples of Marian figuration in Chaucer''s Constance, the Wife of Bath, the medical women of the English Trotula , St Margaret of Antioch and the Pearl Maiden. As Reed illustrates, medieval concepts of ''the feminine'' and womanhood can be traced through the figure of the Virgin Mary and were a means for the church especially to express their worldly concerns and anxieties.
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