This book traces the history of the Annunciation, exploring the deep and lasting impact of the event on the Western imagination. Waller explores the Annunciation from its appearance in Luke's Gospel, to its rise to prominence in religious doctrine and popular culture, and its gradual decline in importance during the Enlightenment.
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This book traces the history of the Annunciation, exploring the deep and lasting impact of the event on the Western imagination. Waller explores the Annunciation from its appearance in Luke's Gospel, to its rise to prominence in religious doctrine and popular culture, and its gradual decline in importance during the Enlightenment.
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Poor. most pages underlined and marked in margins. many page corners folded. cover rub marks, scratches, and minor wear. 219 pages. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Studies for the International Society for Cultural History, Number 8.. This book traces the history of the Annunciation, using cultural, literary and psychoanalytic approaches to explore the deep and lasting impact of the event on the Western imagination. Waller explores the Annunciation to Mary from its appearance in Luke s Gospel as historical truth, to its rise to prominence in both religious doctrine and popular culture, and its gradual decline in importance during the Enlightenment. Scholars of art, literature and the religious and cultural history of early modern Europe will find much of value in this innovative work.
