Life of the Virgin Mary

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By John Geometres

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

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Life of the Virgin Mary by John Geometres presents a comprehensive biography of the Virgin Mary, tracing her lineage, pivotal role in Christ's passion and resurrection, and leadership within the early Church. This Byzantine text combines theological depth with heartfelt devotion, offering unique insights into Mary's influence and her guidance of Christ's female disciples. It bridges early Marian writings with later theological developments, making it a crucial work for understanding Marian doctrine.
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This work is ideal for readers interested in Byzantine literature, Marian theology, and religious history, as well as scholars seeking a critical primary source on the Mother of God.

John Geometres’s Life of the Virgin Mary, a work of outstanding theological sophistication animated by deeply felt devotion to the Mother of God, remains largely unknown today. This new edition of the Byzantine Greek text and the first complete translation in a modern language presents a masterpiece of early Marian writing to new audiences.

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The first complete, modern translation of one of the most important Byzantine works of Marian doctrine and devotion.

John Geometres (ca. 935–ca. 1000) was one of the most highly esteemed poets and authors in Byzantium; yet his most important text, the Life of the Virgin Mary, remains largely unknown today. This literary and rhetorical masterpiece stands as a work of outstanding theological sophistication, animated by deeply felt devotion to the Mother of God.

Geometres's distinctive and idiosyncratic narrative offers a comprehensive biography, from Mary's ancestry to her death and beyond, with special emphasis on her direction of Christ's female disciples, her active participation in the passion and resurrection, and her leadership of the nascent Church. The Life has been rightly considered a critical missing piece in a larger puzzle connecting early Marian writings with later works.

Based on a completely new edition of the Byzantine Greek text, this is the first complete translation of Life of the Virgin Mary into a modern language.

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674290808

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Contributors:

Edited and translated by Maximos Constas
Edited and translated by Christos Simelidis

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 496

Collections

European History History & Archaeology History & Military John Geometres Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

About the Author

Maximos Constas is Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Spirituality at Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Christos Simelidis is Assistant Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Philology and Literature at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.