Mother of Mercy, Bane of the Jews: Devotion to the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Norman England
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Mother of Mercy, Bane of the Jews: Devotion to the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Norman England
By (Author) Kati Ihnat
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
16th January 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Christianity
European history: medieval period, middle ages
274.204
Physical Properties
Hardback
320
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
567g
Description
Mother of Mercy, Bane of the Jews explores a key moment in the rise of the cult of the Virgin Mary and the way the Jews became central to her story. Benedictine monks in England at the turn of the twelfth century developed many innovative ways to venerate Mary as the most powerful saintly intercessor. They sought her mercy on a weekly and daily bas
Reviews
"Kati Ihnat offers a careful exploration of the way in which 11th- and 12th-century monks painstakingly developed the cult of the Virgin Mary, in part by casting the Jewish people as her prototypical enemy... This a study that has much to offer not only for medievalists but also, more generally, for scholars with an interest in religion, culture and the ways that hatred of minorities can be fostered."--Rachel Moss, Times Higher Education
Author Bio
Kati Ihnat is lecturer in medieval history at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
