Examines the role of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine society, focusing on religious texts that promoted her cult.
Deirdre de la Cruz offers a detailed examination of several appearances and miracles of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines from materials and sites ranging from the mid-19th century to the present. By analysing the effects of the mass media on the perception and proliferation of…
In Mother Figured, historical anthropologist Deirdre de la Cruz offers a detailed examination of several appearances and miracles of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines from materials and sites ranging from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. By analyzing the effects of th…
There is no female religious figure so widely known and revered as the Virgin Mary. Mary has inspired in cultures around the world a deep devotion, a desire to emulate her virtue, and a strong belief in her power. Perhaps no population has been so deeply affected by this materna…
The integral path of devotion to the Divine Mother may be described as a legacy of Sri Aurobindo and Mother Mirra Alfassa, and their gift to humanity, honoring a direct relation to the embodiment of the Divine Mother, and Her essential consciousness. Mother Meera, considered to …
This thesis prioritizes the use of Sanskrit primary texts and adopts a philological and comparative philosophical methodology. It investigates the relationship between the enlightened mental state which occurs penultimately to liberation in relationship to the experience of libe…