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Chosen among Women : Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shi`ite Islam.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780268093716
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chosen among WomenDDC classification:
  • 232.91
LOC classification:
  • BT612 .T48 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preliminary Notes -- Introduction -- 1. Holy Women in Context -- 2. Holy Women in Holy Texts -- 3. Virgins and Wombs -- 4. Mothers and Families -- 5. Sacred Art and Architecture: Holy Women in Built Form -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Genealogies -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Historical analysis combines with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in Shi`ite Islam.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preliminary Notes -- Introduction -- 1. Holy Women in Context -- 2. Holy Women in Holy Texts -- 3. Virgins and Wombs -- 4. Mothers and Families -- 5. Sacred Art and Architecture: Holy Women in Built Form -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Genealogies -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Historical analysis combines with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in Shi`ite Islam.

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