Mary Magdalene / Adriana Valerio ; translated from the Italian by Wendy Wheatley.
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- Mary Magdalene : women, the church, and the great deception [Cover title]
- Maria Maddalena. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From one of Italy's most renowned historians of religion, an exciting new portrait of one of Christianity's most complex--and most misunderstood--figures: Mary Magdalene
Jesus' favorite and most devoted disciple? A prostitute shunned from her community? A symbol of female leadership and independence? Who really was Mary Magdalene, and how does her story fit within the history of Christianity, and that of female emancipation?
In this meticulously researched, highly engaging book, Adriana Valerio looks at history, art, and literature to show how centuries of misinterpretation and willful distortion--aimed at establishing and preserving gender hierarchies--have stripped this historical figure of her complexity and relevance.
By revealing both the benign and the pernicious misrepresentations of Mary Magdalene, this thought-provoking essay reaffirms the central role played by women in the origins of Christianity and their essential contribution to one of the founding experiences of Western thought and society.
Translated from the Italian: Maria Maddalena : equivoci, storie, rappresentazioni. Bologna : Il Mulino, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-141).
Introduction : The beginnings of a misunderstanding : from redeemed prostitute to Jesus's mistress -- Who was the Magdalene? -- The "companion" of Jesus in Gnostic literature -- Plural Middle Ages -- Interpretations and doubts in the Modern Age -- The Magdalene outside and inside the present time -- Iconographic images and symbols -- The Magdalene beyond the Magdalene -- Further reading (Mostly in Italian).
"In this meticulously researched, highly engaging book, Adriana Valerio looks at history, art, and literature to show how centuries of misinterpretation and willful distortion--aimed at establishing and preserving gender hierarchies--have stripped this historical figure of her complexity and relevance. By revealing both the benign and the pernicious misrepresentations of Mary Magdalene, this thought-provoking essay reaffirms the central role played by women in the origins of Christianity and their essential contribution to one of the founding experiences of Western thought and society." --Provided by Publisher.