Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
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Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Shows how the figure of Mary has shaped and been shaped by changing social and historical circumstances and why for all their beauty and power,the legends of Mary have condemned real women to perpetual inferiority.
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