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10%OFFLinda B. Hall - Mary, Mother and Warrior - 9780292705951 - V9780292705951
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Mary, Mother and Warrior

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Description for Mary, Mother and Warrior Paperback. Offers an exploration of the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Spain and the Americas since the colonial period. Num Pages: 416 pages, 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.

A Mother who nurtures, empathizes, and heals... a Warrior who defends, empowers, and resists oppression... the Virgin Mary plays many roles for the peoples of Spain and Spanish-speaking America. Devotion to the Virgin inspired and sustained medieval and Renaissance Spaniards as they liberated Spain from the Moors and set about the conquest of the New World. Devotion to the Virgin still inspires and sustains millions of believers today throughout the Americas.

This wide-ranging and highly readable book explores the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Spain and the Americas from the colonial period to the present. Linda Hall ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292705951
SKU
V9780292705951
Shipping Time
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About Linda B. Hall
Linda B. Hall is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.

Reviews for Mary, Mother and Warrior
In a brief review it is difficult to do justice to the richness of this book and its insights.  It is well researched, well written, and enhanced by illustrations that truly support the text.
The Americas
The book is an impressive and very welcome contribution to the history of Marian devotion and, more broadly, of religious culture in ... Read more

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