TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee,Courtney Hall
TI  - Black Madonna: A Womanist Look at Mary of Nazareth
SN  - 9781498293808
AV  - BT603 .L44 2017
U1  - 232.91 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Eugene
PB  - Wipf and Stock Publishers
KW  - Mary,
KW  - Theology of the Blessed Virgin Mary
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150
N2  - The figure of the Virgin Mary comes loaded with baggage and preconceptions. She is usually depicted as the perfect, obedient, and highly esteemed woman, much like the Victorian notion of the ""angel in the house."" For many black women, nothing could be more inaccessible. This book considers the relationship between African American women and Mary of Nazareth. After examining the history of black American motherhood during slavery and beyond, this book then gives an overview of the existing views of Mary in both the church and the academy. Lee then brings African American women and Mary togeth
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