Mary Magdalene - A Cultural History

This book tells the story of Mary Magdalene from its beginnings in the New Testament up to the present time.

List of contents

1. Who was Mary Magdalene?; 2. The 'lives' of Mary Magdalene; 3. The 'afterlives' of Mary Magdalene; 4. Mary divided: sacred and profane; 5. Many Magdalenes - redeemed and redeeming; 6. Mary Magdalene - lover and wife; Epilogue: on myth and history.

About the author

Philip C. Almond is Professor Emeritus in the History of Religious Thought at The University of Queensland and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include The Antichrist: A New Biography (2020), God: A New Biography (2018), and Afterlife: A History of Life after Death (2016).

Summary

Tells the story of Mary Magdalene from its beginnings in the New Testament up to the present time. This book is the first major work on Mary Magdalene in thirty years. It explores the many different Mary Magdalenes created for each age.

Product details

• Authors: Philip C. Almond, Philip C. (University of Queensland) Almond, Almond Philip C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781009221696
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0922169-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, History of Religion