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Named Person: | Mary, Blessed Virgin Saint; s Maria Virgo; Marie, Sainte Vierge; Mary, Blessed Virgin Saint.; Mary, (New Testament figure); Maria, moeder van Jezus Christus.; Maria; Maria |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Stephen J Shoemaker |
ISBN: | 0199250758 9780199250752 9780199210749 0199210748 |
OCLC Number: | 50101584 |
Description: | xiv, 460 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | List of figures -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- -- 1. The earliest dormition traditions -- 2. The ancient Palestinian cult of the virgin and the early dormition traditions -- 3. Rival traditions of Mary's death -- 4. The prehistory and origins of the dormition and assumption traditions -- Appendices : select translations of early dormition narratives -- A. The Ethiopic Liber Requiei -- B. The earliest Greek dormition narrative -- C. Fifth-century Syriac palimpsest fragments of the 'Six books' -- D. The Ethiopic 'Six books' -- E. The Sahidic Coptic Homily on the dormition, attributed to Evodius of Rome -- F. Jacob of Serug, Homily on the dormition -- G. Parallels to the Liber Requiei from the early Palm Narratives -- -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Series Title: | Oxford early Christian studies. |
Responsibility: | Stephen J. Shoemaker. |
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This is a masterful study, and the author is to be congratulated on his achievement. * International Review of Biblical Studies * ...Essential for the study of Mary in Early Christianity. * Sandra L. Zimdars-Swartz * ... impressive ... both rich and illuminating: it offers many new insights on the development of legends surrounding the departure of the Mother of God from earthly life and her sojourn in paradise thereafter ... a valuable contribution to the field. Shoemaker treats both primary and secondary sources comprehensively and skilfully, adding critical and imaginative insights to the work which has been done in the field. * Sobornost * ... the book's extensive bibliography is impressive ... The thesis is meticulously referenced with full and detailed footnotes ... Shoemaker's scholarship in this area will make his a name to reckon with in the future. * The Journal of Theological Studies * ... learned survey of the literary, archaeological, and liturgical sources for early traditions of the Dormition. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Read more...


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