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1 online resource |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD -- Chapter 2 THE ANNUNCIATION -- Chapter 3 THE NATIVITY -- Chapter 4 THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE -- Chapter 5 THE REVELATION (OR THE EPIPHANY) -- Chapter 6 ON THE PASSION -- Chapter 7 ON THE RESURRECTION -- Chapter 8 THE DORMITION -- Chapter 9 CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF BIBLICAL CITATIONS AND REFERENCES |
| Summary |
Long overlooked by scholars, this seventh-century Life of the Virgin, attributed to Maximus the Confessor, is the earliest complete Marian biography. Originally written in Greek and now surviving only in Old Georgian, it is now translated for the first time into English. It is a work that holds profound significance for understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity, providing a rich source for understanding the history of Christian piety. This Life is especially remarkable for its representation of Mary's prominent involvement in her son's ministry and her leadership of the early Christian community. In particular, it reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as affective piety. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2024. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Language |
Translated from the Georgian. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Shoemaker, Stephen J., 1968- translator, writer of introduction.
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American Council of Learned Societies, issuing body.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
0300183720 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300175042 |
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0300175043 |
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9781280780714 |
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1280780711 |
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9780300183726 (ebk) |
| Standard No. |
heb33943 hdl |
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