Mary Magdalene

A Visual History

Emerita Professor Diane Apostolos-Cappadona (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2023
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-70574-7 (ISBN)

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From faithful apostle and seductress to feminist icon, Mary Magdalene’s many complex roles in Christian history have fascinated us for 2000 years. Illustrated in full colour, this visual history reveals how images and presentations have created a Mary who is often far different from the real woman, the first witness of the Resurrection in the gospels, or even from her appearances in the works of the Church Fathers.

Beginning with the earliest sources, uncover who the real Mary was, and what she meant in her own time, before embarking on a fast-paced tour of Magdalene’s depictions in great works of art, forgotten masterpieces and contemporary visual culture. Considering relics, statuary, paintings, sculpture and recent works for stage and screen, discover how Mary Magdalene has been seen across time as a witness, a sinner, a penitent, a contemplative, a preacher and a patroness.

Above all her complex roles, Mary has emerged as a powerful feminist icon, the closest person to Jesus himself, with a visual history as rich and varied as the roles she has fulfilled in numerous contexts of faith and worship for two millennia.

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona is Professor Emerita of Religious Art and Cultural History and Haub Director in the Catholic Studies Program, Georgetown University, USA.

List of Illustrations
Preface: A Perilous Journey
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Mary Magdalene: Toward A Visual History
1. Scripture Sources
2. Patristic Sources
3. Eastern Christian Narratives and Traditions
4. Western Christian Narratives and Traditions
5. Symbols and Devotions
6. Mary Magdalene through Christian Art
7. Coda
Part Two: Selected Motifs
8. Sinner/Seductress
9. Penitent
10. Anointer
11. Weeper
12. Witness
13. Preacher
14. Contemplative
15. Reader
16. Patron
17. Feminist Icon
Afterword: A Reflection on Exhibitions
Select Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2023
Zusatzinfo	65 colour images
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	196 x 250 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-567-70574-9 / 0567705749
ISBN-13	978-0-567-70574-7 / 9780567705747
Zustand	Neuware