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Chosen Among Women: Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shi`ite Islam Mary F. Thurlkill
Chosen Among Women: Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shi`ite Islam
Mary F. Thurlkill
Combines historical analysis with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in Shi'ite Islam. This book explores the proliferation of Marian imagery in Late Antiquity through the Church fathers and popular hagiography.
224 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 15, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780268042318 |
| Publishers | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 224 × 154 × 16 mm · 342 g |
| Language | English |