{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-mary-9780198792550","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Mary","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Mary\u003c\/em\u003e offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and\u003cbr\u003eapocalypticism. Featuring contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars, the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e looks at both Eastern and Western perspectives and attempts to correct imbalance in previous books on Mary towards the West. The volume also considers Mary in Islam and pilgrimages shared by\u003cbr\u003eChristian, Muslim, and Jewish adherents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Mary can be a source of theological disagreement, this authoritative collection shows Mary's rich potential for inter-faith and inter-denominational dialogue and shared experience. It covers a diverse number of topics that show how Mary and Mariology are articulated within ecclesiastical\u003cbr\u003econtexts but also on their margins in popular devotion. Newly-commissioned essays describe some of the central ideas of Christian Marian thought, while also challenging popularly-held notions. This invaluable reference for students and scholars illustrates the current state of play in Marian Studies\u003cbr\u003eas it is done across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Maunder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198792550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Maunder, \u003cem\u003eSenior Lecturer of Theology and Religious Studies, York St John University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Maunder is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University. Since completing a PhD at the University of Leeds in 1991, he has written several articles on the European apparitions of Mary. Whilst being a scholar of Catholic popular religion in his professional life, \u003cbr\u003ehe is also passionate about Marian shrines as a personal interest, visiting them across Europe and helping to maintain his local shrine, a 15th-century rock chapel in Knaresborough, Yorkshire. His publications include \u003cem\u003eOur Lady of the Nations: Apparitions of Mary in 20th-Century Catholic Europe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(2016), \u003cem\u003eOrigins of the Cult of the Virgin Mary\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), and \u003cem\u003eDocuments of the Christian Church, Fourth Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited with Henry Bettenson; 2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40143905292403,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9502da2b-3fa6-4818-9f04-b975dccd99fe.jpg?v=1654608294","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-mary-9780198792550","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}