Shoemaker, Stephen J.
Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300217216
- author:
- Shoemaker, Stephen J.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 5.90(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.30(d)
- Genre:
- Theology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stephen Shoemaker explores the emergence and development of Marian cult in early Christian centuries for the first time. Despite Mary's centrality in Christian devotion, her rise to prominence has long been overlooked.
Gathering fresh information from neglected sources, including early liturgical texts and apocrypha, Shoemaker reveals that Marian devotion played a vital role in shaping early Christian belief and practice. He challenges conventional beliefs surrounding the subject of Mary, Mother of God, by uncovering evidence dating back to the latter half of the second century.
This wide-ranging study sheds new light on the 'explosion' of Marian devotion that has puzzled historians for decades.
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