Virgin Conceived Mary and Classical Representations of Virginity

Name: Virgin Conceived Mary and Classical Representations of Virginity
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ISBN: 9780253108968

ISBN-10: 0253108969

ISBN-13: 9780253108968

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary F. Foskett

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The virginity of Mary has been an influential tenet of Christian belief, a catalyst for Marian devotion, and a foundation for the construction of female Christian piety and practice. In contrast to previous biblical interpreters who have drawn on either linguistic or historical evidence to ponder whether Mary the parthenos is indeed a "virgin," in this study Mary F. Foskett takes a different course. Rather than investigating the meaning and implications of the Virgin as a reified symbol, A Virgin Conceived examines the portrayal of Mary as a virgin in two important early Christian narratives: the canonical Luke-Acts and the second-century Protevangelium of James. Foskett explores the…

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List price: $9.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 6/25/2002
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long
Language: English

Mary F. Foskett is Assistant Professor of Religion at Wake Forest University.

Preface
Which Virgin? What Virginity?	p. 1
Bodies and Selves	p. 23
Constraining the Virgin: The Parthenos in Ancient Narrative	p. 74
The Virgin Speaks	p. 113
Defying Nature	p. 141
Notes	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 209
Index	p. 231
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