{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-magdalen-preaching-and-popular-devotion-in-the-later-middle-ages-9780691089874","title":"The Making of the Magdalen  Preaching and Popular Devotion in the Later Middle Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUses 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize, American Catholic Historical Association \"Jansen's book is both a superb study of the character of Mary Magdalen as interpreted by later medievals as well as a paradigmatic methodological study for approaching the intriguing question of the reception of the medieval sermon... [It will be] a standard for both women's studies and the study of sermon literature...The book should enjoy wide readership, not only by those interested in the Magdalen, but also by students and professionals alike who might look to this study for scholarly guidance--such its intellectual scope and methodological competence.\"--Joan Mueller, Theological Studies \"Jansen shows that the issue of gender was close to the surface in every phase of the Magdalen cult, bound up with the continuing debate over women as preachers and with questions of authority. On the whole she employs gender analysis convincingly to clarify some puzzling texts.\"--Donald Weinstein, Renaissance Quarterly \"[An] elegant and learned book... it goes beyond it predecessors in several ways... Jansen has produced a disciplined, tightly focused historical monograph... The final result is theologically sophisticated and sociologically interesting.\"--Augustine Thompson, American Historical Review \"An ambitious and important book... Having read it one is guaranteed to see medieval representations of the Magdalen with new eyes.\"--Jussi Hanska, Journal of Ecclesiastical History \"Jansen has a genuine gift for relating the story of the Magdalen to the larger religious and social history of the period. It is highly readable, learned, full of interesting material gleaned from primary archival research, and amply illustrated.\"--Lawrence S. Cunningham, Commonwealth \"Jansen's careful scholarship, detailed footnotes, and useful bibliography make the book a 'must have' for anyone interested in Magdalenian studies. The 'Royal Response' chapter alone makes the book a 'must have' for anyone interested in the intersection of politics, religion, and the multifaceted relations arising from their heady mix.\"--Whitney Leeson, Sixteenth Century Journal \"A tremendous, ambitious, and worthy work of erudition and scholarship.\"--Linda E. Mitchell, The Historian \"This is an important book that deserves to be widely known.\"--Constant J. Mews, Journal of Religious History \"Jansen offers us a well-written book that brilliantly explores one of the most important saintly cults of the medieval era.\"--Bernard Schlager, The Historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eILLUSTRATIONS Vii  Acknowledgements xi  ABBREVIATIONS XV  A Note on Transcriptions Translation, and Names xvii  Introduction 3  ONE \"In Memory of Her\": From History to Legend 18  PART 1: THE MENDICANT MAGDALEN  TWO The Vita Apostolica 49  THREE The Vita Activa 100  FOUR The Vita Contemplativa 116  PART II: THE WAGES OF SIN  FIVE \"Vanity of Vanities, All Is Vanity\" 145  SIX \"There Was a Sinner in the City\" 168  PART III: DO PENANCE  SEVEN The Exemplar of Perfect Penance 199  PART IV: RESPONSES  EIGHT Responses to the Scriptural Saint 247  NINE Responses to the Legendary Saint 265  TEN In the Shadow of the Virgin 286  ELEVEN The House of Anjou: A Royal Response 307  EPILOGUE \"In Memory of Her\": From Legend to History 333  Bibliography of Works Cited 337  Unpublished Primary Sources 337  Published Primary Sources 339  Secondary Sources 348  Index 371","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742276976983,"sku":"9780691089874","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691089874.jpg?v=1758383919","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-making-of-the-magdalen-preaching-and-popular-devotion-in-the-later-middle-ages-9780691089874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}