| Description |
xv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 227-248. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The origins of the Mary cult -- 1. Some observations and patterns -- 2. Previous explanations of the Mary cult -- 3. Some psychoanalytic hypotheses -- 4. Historical origins -- 5. Mater Deum magna -- Part II. Marian apparitions -- 6. Marian apparitions -- 7. The Virgin at Paris, LaSalette, and Lourdes -- 8. The Virgin Mary at Fatima and perhaps Tepeyac -- 9. Marian illusions -- Conclusion -- Appendix. The sample of fifty apparitions used in Chapter Six. |
| Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Devotion to.
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Apparitions and miracles.
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| ISBN |
0691094209 alkaline paper |
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9780691094205 alkaline paper |
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