Mary Magdalene

A Visual History

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Mary Magdalene

A Visual History

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From faithful apostle and seductress to feminist icon, Mary Magdalene's many complex roles in Christian history have fascinated us for 2000 years. Illustrated in full colour, this visual history reveals how images and presentations have created a Mary who is often far different from the real woman, the first witness of the Resurrection in the gospels, or even from her appearances in the works of the Church Fathers.

Beginning with the earliest sources, uncover who the real Mary was, and what she meant in her own time, before embarking on a fast-paced tour of Magdalene's depictions in great works of art, forgotten masterpieces and contemporary visual culture. Considering relics, statuary, paintings, sculpture and recent works for stage and screen, discover how Mary Magdalene has been seen across time as a witness, a sinner, a penitent, a contemplative, a preacher and a patroness.

Above all her complex roles, Mary has emerged as a powerful feminist icon, the closest person to Jesus himself, with a visual history as rich and varied as the roles she has fulfilled in numerous contexts of faith and worship for two millennia.

List of Illustrations
Preface: A Perilous Journey
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Mary Magdalene: Toward A Visual History
1. Scripture Sources
2. Patristic Sources
3. Eastern Christian Narratives and Traditions
4. Western Christian Narratives and Traditions
5. Symbols and Devotions
6. Mary Magdalene through Christian Art
7. Coda
Part Two: Selected Motifs
8. Sinner/Seductress
9. Penitent
10. Anointer
11. Weeper
12. Witness
13. Preacher
14. Contemplative
15. Reader
16. Patron
17. Feminist Icon
Afterword: A Reflection on Exhibitions
Select Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	Feb 23 2023
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Pages	176
ISBN	9780567705754
Imprint	T&T Clark
Illustrations	65 colour images
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Mary Magdalene has long deserved the extended gaze of a good art critic. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona … takes us, very ably and learnedly, through the 2,000–year history of her visual representations.

Michael Glover, The Tablet
It's a rich pudding stuffed with 65 colour reproductions, the findings and images often recherché and fascinating.

Marina Warner, London Review of Books
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona's concise art historical account of the Magdalene charts her transformations and offers a guide to the motifs associated with her various manifestations … Apostolos-Cappadona leads our eye to her, illuminating Mary Magdalene as a more distinct figure.

Hettie Judah, Art Quarterly
Apostolos-Cappadona's engaging and intelligent appraisal of artistic interpretation reminds the reader that the Magdalene is a subject that matters still.

Siobhan Jolley, The Art Newspaper
This is a lavishly illustrated, informative survey of how 2,000 years of Christian history has curated the memory of Mary Magdalene … There is much here that will inform.

John Woods, Inspire
Both biblical scholars and general readers can benefit from Mary Magdalene: A Visual History, as it is simultaneously accessible and engaging. ... could easily be used to great benefit for anyone teaching or preaching the Gospels

Bulletin for Biblical Research