{"product_id":"origins-of-the-cult-of-the-virgin-mary-9780860124566","title":"Origins of the Cult of the Virgin Mary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the developments of the cult of The Virgin Mary in the early centuries of Christianity and asks at what point its earliest origins can be identified. This book offers insights into the catacomb figures, the traditions of the Dormition, of Assumption, the pagan basis of the Theotokos title and the association of Mary with wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McGuckin argues deftly that, while Mary may have annexed certain attributes of Isis, she never lost her uniquely Christian office as intercessor...an excellent volume\"     Reviewed by Mark Edwards in Church Times, May 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768297226583,"sku":"9780860124566","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780860124566.jpg?v=1758717229","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/origins-of-the-cult-of-the-virgin-mary-9780860124566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}