Mary Magdalene : The essential history Myth and metaphor /

Haskins, Susan

Mary Magdalene : The essential history Myth and metaphor / Susan Haskins - London, United Kingdom : Pimlico, c2005 - xxii, 518 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

1. De Unica Magdalena -- 2. Companion of the Saviour -- 3. Apostola Apostolorum -- 4. The Grandes Heures of Vezelay -- 5. Beata Peccatrix -- 6. Dulcis Amica Dei -- 7. The Weeper -- 8. Vanitas -- 9. Magdalens -- 10. Much Malign'd Magdalen.

A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one of the most compelling figures in early Christianity which explores two thousand years of history, art, and literature to provide a close-up look at Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.

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MARY MAGDALENE -- SAINT

BS 2485 .H37 2005