Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary

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Description

Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.

Additional information

Weight 0.44 kg
Dimensions 2.65 × 13.16 × 20.15 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA

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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

496

Publisher

Year Published

1983-3-12

Imprint

ISBN 10

0394711556

About The Author

Marina Warner is a prize-winning novelist and cultural historian whose works include From the Beast to the Blonde, Managing Monsters (the 1994 Reith Lectures), Indigo and The Lost Father (shortlisted for the Booker Prize).

"Dramatic, informative and entertaining…a substantial and provocative book." – TLS"A work of remarkably elegant and eloquent scholarship." – Observer"Astonishing and enlightening…. packed with scholarship, imagery, vivid selection, and wry contrastive comment." – Margaret Mead

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