Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

Name: Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
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ISBN: 9780199210749

ISBN-10: 0199210748

ISBN-13: 9780199210749

Edition: 2006

Authors: Stephen J. Shoemaker

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The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over 60 different narratives, preserved in 9 ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. This study aims to make this collection more accessible by analyzing the liturgical, archaeological, and narrative sources of the earliest traditions of Mary's death. Several of the most important narratives appear here in English for the first time.

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List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Stephen J. Shoemakeris associate professor of religious studies at the University of Oregon. He lives in Springfield, OR.




Earliest Dormition Traditions



Palestinian Cult of the Virgin



Rival Traditions of Mary's Death



Prehistory and Origins of the Dormition Traditions


Appendices



The Ethiopic Liber Requiei



Earliest Greek Dormition Narrative



Fifth-Century Syriac Fragments



The Ethiopic 'Six Books'



(Ps.-) Evodius of Rome



Jacob of Serug



Palm Narrative Parallels