The ancient traditions of the Virgin Mary's dormition and assumption:

The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over 60 different narratives, preserved in 9 ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. This study aims to make this collection more accessible by analyzing the liturgical, archaeological, and narrat...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shoemaker, Stephen J. 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2002
Edition:1. published
Series:The Oxford early christian studies
Subjects:
Summary:The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over 60 different narratives, preserved in 9 ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. This study aims to make this collection more accessible by analyzing the liturgical, archaeological, and narrative sources of the earliest traditions of Mary's death. Several of the most important narratives appear here in English for the first time
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 419.453. - Index
Physical Description:XIV, 460 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:0199250758

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection!