Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2003-01-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0191530573

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This is an open access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), a copy of which is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over sixty different narratives, preserved in nine ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. These traditions have long been overlooked by scholars of early Christianity, no doubt largely because this complicated corpus was insufficiently well known. The present study aims to remedy this situation with a detailed analysis of the earliest traditions of Mary's death, including liturgical and archaeological evidence as well as the numerous narrative sources. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, many appearing in English for the first time. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN: 9780191600746

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The ancient dormition and assumption traditions are the earliest accounts of the Virgin Mary's departure from this life. They first developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the early Christian period. This book presents a systematic study of these traditions.

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN:

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Likewise, scholars have often asserted a connection between the origin of the Dormition traditions and resistance to the council of Chalcedon, but the traditions themselves make this an extremely unlikely proposal. While most of the traditions cannot be dated much before the fifth century, a few of the narratives were almost certainly composed by the third century, if not even earlier. These narratives in particular bear evidence of contact with gnostic Christianity. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, most appearing in English for the first time."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion

Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2016-07-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300219539

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For the first time a noted historian of Christianity explores the full story of the emergence and development of the Marian cult in the early Christian centuries. The means by which Mary, mother of Jesus, came to prominence have long remained strangely overlooked despite, or perhaps because of, her centrality in Christian devotion. Gathering together fresh information from often neglected sources, including early liturgical texts and Dormition and Assumption apocrypha, Stephen Shoemaker reveals that Marian devotion played a far more vital role in the development of early Christian belief and practice than has been previously recognized, finding evidence that dates back to the latter half of the second century. Through extensive research, the author is able to provide a fascinating background to the hitherto inexplicable “explosion” of Marian devotion that historians and theologians have pondered for decades, offering a wide-ranging study that challenges many conventional beliefs surrounding the subject of Mary, Mother of God.

The Dormition and Assumption Apocrypha

The Dormition and Assumption Apocrypha
Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN: 9789042935990

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This volume gathers a dozen essays by the author on the ancient traditions of Mary's Dormition and Assumption, all of which expand on the work published in his major study on this topic, The Ancient Traditions of Mary's Dormition and Assumption (Oxford, 2002). The essays were originally published between 1999 and 2011 and cover a broad range of topics in relation to traditions about the end of Mary's life, from ancient gnostic Christianity to Christian anti-Judaism to the beginnings of Marian veneration. Although each of these items was previously published in another venue, for the first time this volume makes these writings on the Virgin's Dormition available together, offering an important supplement and in some cases update of the earlier monograph. While its chapters remain largely faithful to the original publications in their content, when appropriate, they have been selectively updated to account for more recent research.

The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium

The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium
Author: Thomas Arentzen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1108476287

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Images and texts tell various stories about the Virgin Mary in Byzantium, reflecting an important cult with strong doctrinal foundations.

On the Dormition of Mary

On the Dormition of Mary
Author: Brian E. Daley
Publisher: RSM Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780881411775

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"Since the time of the early Church, Orthodox Christians have honored Mary, the Mother of God, with special solemnity on August 15. From the sixth century on, that celebration has been explicitly associated with her death, as the culmination of a human life uniquely "full of grace," uniquely involved in the Mystery of our salvation and transformation in Christ. ...." [from back cover]

Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica

Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica
Author: Aaron P. Johnson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006-10-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199296138

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"Readership: Scholars and students of early Christianity; classics; late antiquity; ancient philosophy."--BOOK JACKET.

Cathedral and Civic Ritual in Late Medieval and Renaissance Florence

Cathedral and Civic Ritual in Late Medieval and Renaissance Florence
Author: Marica Tacconi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2005-12-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521817042

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The service books of the Florentine Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore were, like the church itself, a cultural reflection of the city's position of power and prestige. Largely unexplored by modern scholars, these manuscripts provided the texts and, sometimes, the music necessary for the celebration of the liturgical services. Marica S. Tacconi offers the first comprehensive investigation of the sixty-five extant liturgical manuscripts produced between 1150 and 1526 for both Santa Maria del Fiore and its predecessor, the early cathedral of Santa Reparata. She employs a multidisciplinary approach that recognizes the books as codicological, liturgical, musical, and artistic products. Their cultural contexts, and their civic and propagandistic uses, are uncovered through the analysis of extensive archival material, much of which is presented here for the first time. This important and fascinating study provides new insights into late medieval and Renaissance Florentine ritual and culture.

Rediscovering the Marys

Rediscovering the Marys
Author: Mary Ann Beavis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2020-01-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567683494

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This interdisciplinary volume of text and art offers new insights into various unsolved mysteries associated with Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Mary the Mother of Jesus, and Miriam the sister of Moses. Mariamic traditions are often interconnected, as seen in the portrayal of these women as community leaders, prophets, apostles and priests. These traditions also are often inter-religious, echoing themes back to Miriam in the Hebrew Bible as well as forward to Maryam in the Qur'an. The chapters explore questions such as: which biblical Mary did the author of the Gospel of Mary intend to portray-Magdalene, Mother, or neither? Why did some writers depict Mary of Nazareth as a priest? Were extracanonical scriptures featuring Mary more influential than the canonical gospels on the depiction of Maryam in the Qur'an? Contributors dig deep into literature, iconography, and archaeology to offer cutting edge research under three overarching topics. The first section examines the question of "which Mary?" and illustrates how some ancient authors (and contemporary scholars) may have conflated the biblical Marys. The second section focuses on Mary of Nazareth, and includes research related to the portrayal of Mary the Mother of Jesus as a Eucharistic priest. The final section, “Recovering Receptions of Mary in Art, Archeology, and Literature,” explores how artists and authors have engaged with one or more of the Marys, from the early Christian era through to medieval and modern times.