The cult of the Virgin Mary : psychological origins
(2021)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Princeton University Press, 2021
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780691222974 MWT15682760, 0691222975 15682760
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why is Mary both "Virgin" and "Mother" simultaneously? Why has the Marian cult always been stronger in certain geographical areas than in others? The first half of the book presents a psychoanalytic explanation for the most salient facts about the Marian cult and the second addresses the question of Marian apparitions
Mode of access: World Wide Web