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基本説明
This book examines the developments of the cult of the Virgin Mary in the early centuries of Christianity and asks: what is the earliest point at which the cult can be identified?
Full Description
Where do we find the first flowerings of the cult of the Virgin Mary, which grew into such a great tree of many branches in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity throughout the medieval and on into the modern period? Do we see signs of Marian devotion in the Catacombs? When did Christians initially begin to see Mary as the object of prayers, hymns and visionary experiences? How much did they borrow ideas and practices from Pagan Goddess worship? In this book, a group of scholars associated with the Centre for Marian Studies share their most recent research on these questions. They have provided chapters on the New Testament; the Catacombs; the Protevangelium of James; Mary and Goddess worship; the origin of Marian feasts and their Pagan connections; the Council of Ephesus; Mary as Wisdom; Marian Art. Their work sheds light onto fascinating and controversial areas of Marian history, which will stimulate any reader interested in the complex story of early Christianity.
Contents
The Status of Mary in the New Testament; Mary in the Apocrypha; Marian Art in the Catacombs; The Cult of Mary in the Fourth Century; The Pagan Foundations of the Cult of Mary; Why Did the Cult of Mary Develop So Late?; Cyril of Alexandra; The Life Giving Spring; Pope John's Devotion to Mary.
