The Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption

by Stephen J. Shoemaker

Book Overview

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 60 different narratives, preserved in 9 ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary's life. This study aims to make this collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199210748
• ISBN13: 9780199210749
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"