Emotion and Devotion: The Meaning of Mary in Medieval Religious Cultures

Emotion and Devotion: The Meaning of Mary in Medieval Religious Cultures

By Miri Rubin
Central European University Press, 2009

This penetrating explanation of medieval European religious experience is a revealing description of how Mary became so embedded in our culture that it is impossible to conceive of Western history without her. Draws on a wide range of sources—including music, poetry, theology, art, scripture, and miracle tales.

Of three chapters the first, The Global “Middle Ages“, considers the current historiographical frame for the study of religious cultures and suggests ways in which our practice can be made more global. Mary, and Others examines the polemical situations around Mary, and the location of Muslims and Jews within them. The third chapter, Emotions and Selves, tracks the sentimental education experienced by Europeans through devotional encounters with the figure of the Virgin Mary in word, image and sound.

Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. The Global “Middle Ages”
Chapter 2. Mary, and Others
Chapter 3.Emotions and Selves
Index

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