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The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England

by Mary Clayton

  • Hardback
  • 368 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.4 cm

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This book provides an edition, with a facing translation and detailed commentary, of the three apocryphal gospels of Mary written in Old English. The gospels, which deal with Mary's birth, childhood, death and assumption, are found in manuscripts in Oxford and Cambridge, but have rarely been treated as a group before and in fact have been almost totally neglected by English scholars. An extensive introduction explains the origins and development of the apocrypha from the second to the eleventh century, discussing the Syriac, Greek, Coptic and Latin evidence. Clayton goes on to consider in detail the influence of these apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England by placing the Old English texts in a very broad context. Editions of Latin analogues from eleventh-century English manuscripts are also included in appendices.
The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England and The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Saxon England
The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Saxon EnglandThe Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England

  • Author

    Mary Clayton

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 1999

  • Weight

    709g

  • Page Count

    368

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521581684

  • ISBN-10

    0521581680

  • Eden Code

    1151624

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