The Virgin Mary and the Making of Christian Constantinople
E-Book, Englisch, 212 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-134-86278-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
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Vasiliki Limberis examines the cult of Mary in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. The author looks at all the evidence for the cult but pays particular attention to the early hymns to the virgin. These hymns preserved the strong indigenous goddess traditions of Demeter/Persephone, Isis, Hecate and Athena. By studying them the author places the cult of Mary in its historical and cultural context.