Mary Magdalene is a key figure in the history of Christianity.
After Mary, the mother of Jesus, she remains the most important
female saint in her guise both as primary witness to the
resurrection and 'apostle of the apostles'. This volume, the first
major work on the Magdalene in more than thirty years, focuses on
her 'lives' as these have been imagined and reimagined within
Christian tradition. Philip Almond expertly disentangles the
numerous narratives that have shaped the story of Mary over the
past two millennia. Exploring the 'idea' of the Magdalene - her
cult, her relics, her legacy - the author deftly peels back complex
layers of history and myth to reveal many different Maries,
including penitent prostitute; demoniac; miracle worker; wife and
lover of Jesus; symbol of the erotic; and New Age goddess. By
challenging uniform or homogenised readings of the Magdalene, this
absorbing new book brings fascinating insights to its subject.
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