xxvi, 532 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-509) and index
Contents:
Earliest glimpses of Mary Mary in a Christian empire Versions of Mary Mary of the imperial state Mary of the Christian empire Beyond the Greek world The emergence of European Mary Mary of the cloister Mary of polemic and encounter Abundance and ubiquity Mary in liturgy, song, and prayer Mary, the friars, and the mother tongue Teaching Mary in parish and home Mary's miracles as reward and as punishment Mary at the foot of the cross Mary and women, Mary and men Mary the sublime Mary: unlike any other Mary of parish practice and family life Mary: a world of devotional possibilities Mary of reform and reformation From Europe to the rest of the world Mary in a world of neighbouring diversity After Mary : a conclusion