EAN: 9780567705747

MARY MAGDALENE - DIANE APOSTOLOS-CAPPADONA GEBU...

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.

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