The life of the Virgin

Long overlooked by scholars, this seventh-century Life of the Virgin, attributed to Maximus the Confessor, is the earliest complete Marian biography. Originally written in Greek and now surviving only in Old Georgian, it is now translated for the first time into English. It is a work that holds prof...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Maximus, Confessor, Saint, approximately 580-662 (-)
Otros Autores: Shoemaker, Stephen J., 1968-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44340205*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1 BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
  • Chapter 2 THE ANNUNCIATION
  • Chapter 3 THE NATIVITY
  • Chapter 4 THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE
  • Chapter 5 THE REVELATION (OR THE EPIPHANY)
  • Chapter 6 ON THE PASSION
  • Chapter 7 ON THE RESURRECTION
  • Chapter 8 THE DORMITION
  • Chapter 9 CONCLUSION
  • APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS
  • INDEX OF BIBLICAL CITATIONS AND REFERENCES.