Högskola och universitet hos Newmaninstitutet, 7,5 högskolepoäng.
Exciting new studies on early traditions have focused attention on the Eastern origins of Marian piety and delineated anew the contours of this contested figure within Christianity. This course addresses the roots and character of Mary through texts and images from various traditions by asking how as a woman she held her place in the patriarchal history of Christianity and how her position was defended, shaped and understood through feasts and dogmas against all odds.