The Mary Magdalene Cover-Up: The Sources Behind the Myth

by Esther A. de Boer

Book Overview

Mary Magdalene has always been the subject of both popular and scholarly intrigue. Was she the wife of Jesus, his complete initiate, a Goddess or a priestess? Did the Church dramatically alter her image to deny her importance? These questions have inspired representations of her in art, film and literature, from Caravaggio to The Last Temptation of Christ and The Da Vinci Code. The Mary Magdalene Cover-Up is the first book to bring the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567031829
• ISBN13: 9780567031822
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"