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Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker   Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies

Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
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The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are the earliest accounts of the Virgin Mary's departure from this life. They first developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the early Christian period. This book presents a study of these traditions in the English language, and it is intended as an introduction to the earliest traditions.

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The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are the earliest accounts of the Virgin Mary's departure from this life. They first developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the early Christian period. This book presents a study of these traditions in the English language, and it is intended as an introduction to the earliest traditions.

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over sixty different narratives, preserved in nine ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. These traditions have longbeen overlooked by scholars of early Christianity, no doubt largely because this complicated corpus was insufficiently well known. The present study aims to remedy this situation with a detailedanalysis of the earliest traditions of Mary's death, including liturgical and archaeological evidence as well as the numerous narrative sources. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, many appearing in English for the first time. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.

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“'What is truly striking about this book is its meticulous and thoroughresearch. Specialist in the Dormition materials and Marian devotion willhenceforward meed to take into account Shoemaker's claims. Likewise, studentsand scholars of early Christianity will welcome the translations he provides inthe appendices.'Church History”

... un ouvrage superbe et fondamental d'une utilité extrême ... Ce premier volume est une promesse d'un opus à venir de grande valeur.'Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryWhat is truly striking about this book is its meticulous and thorough research. Specialist in the Dormition materials and Marian devotion will henceforward meed to take into account Shoemaker's claims. Likewise, students and scholars of early Christianity will welcome the translations he provides in the appendices.'Church History

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Stephen J. Shoemaker is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Oregon

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The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over sixty different narratives, preserved in nine ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. These traditions have long been overlooked by scholars of early Christianity, no doubt largely because this complicated corpus was insufficiently well known. The present study aims to remedy this situation with a detailed analysis of the earliest traditions of Mary's death, including liturgical and archaeological evidence as well as the numerous narrative sources. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, many appearing in English for the first time. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
16th January 2003
Pages
476
ISBN
9780199250752

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