Mary Magdalene Understood

by Jane Schaberg

Book Overview

The book begins with a visit to the long-neglected site of ancient Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Unexcavated and slipping into the sea, Migdal stands as a reminder of the lost history of Mary Magdalene, and of ancient women. From Migdal, the reader moves back in history, looking through Mary's legends to her fame and notoriety. UNDERSTOOD then explores the silence, conflation, and distortion that characterizes Mary's afterlife...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826418996
• ISBN13: 9780826418999
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.5"