Maria Maddalena. Equivoci, storie, rappresentazioni

The treatment of the Magdalene in historical, religious and artistic spheres is a topic which I have great personal interest in, and Valerio managed - in a strikingly short text - to offer a compelling and well-founded summary of the various ways her legacies and attributes have been preserved, tran Leggi tutto

This is no Dan Brown conspiracy theory - it is a compact but thoroughly researched history of how Catholics have viewed Mary Magdalene over the past 2000 years. Was she really a prostitute? If Magdala isn't a real place what does her name mean? Valerio explains how Mary's image and persona have evol Leggi tutto

Bellissimo. L'ho letto per un esame universitario ed è sicuramente quello che mi è piaciuto di più tra tutti quelli che ho dovuto leggere finora. Ammetto di essere caduta anch'io nel tranello "Maria Maddalena = prostituta" quindi quando ho letto questo libro (ed ho anche assistito ad una lezione da Leggi tutto

Biblical feminism 👍🏼 Very well researched, Valerio presents the manipulation (from male religious figures) of Mary Magdalene’s role in the Church in order to satisfy the patriarchal traditions of the past centuries. I personally learned about her as the converted prostitute but this book refuted that Leggi tutto

How the Magdalene is represented through the centuries. “On June 3 2016, by his [Pope Francis] express wish, the celebration of Saint Mary Magdalene (held on 22 July) was elevated and inscribed in the General Roman Calendar with the rank of Feast… on the same level as those dedicated to the other ap Leggi tutto

A pretty religious book, that takes feminism, women's issues and view in religion and society seriously, and takes facts and history instead of ignoring it. I'm not religious but as I come from Christian background, these analyses are important for me to give words for things that I should have mode Leggi tutto