Mary Magdalen : Myth and Metaphor
by Susan Haskins
Paperback, 528 pages
Published by Riverhead Books
Publication date: December 1, 1995
ISBN: 1573225096
Synopsis:
The traditional concept of Mary Magdalen has been one of a prostitute who
devoted herself to following the ways of Jesus. All that readers know of
the real Mary Magdalen comes from four biblical references in the gospels.
Using evidence from early Christian writings, medieval sermons, and the
art and literature of nearly 2,000 years, Haskins shows how Mary Magdalen
came to epitomize the condition of women in the Church and in society.