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The Making of the Magdalen

- Preaching and Popular Devotion in the Later Middle Ages

About The Making of the Magdalen

Uses the lens of medieval preaching to examine the mendicant friars' transformation of Mary Magdalen, a shadowy gospel figure, into an emblem of action and contemplation, a symbol of vanity and lust, a model of perfect penance, and the embodiment of hope and salvation.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691089874
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 408
  • Published:
  • July 21, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 158x232x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 684 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: September 24, 2025

Description of The Making of the Magdalen

Uses the lens of medieval preaching to examine the mendicant friars' transformation of Mary Magdalen, a shadowy gospel figure, into an emblem of action and contemplation, a symbol of vanity and lust, a model of perfect penance, and the embodiment of hope and salvation.

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