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In the 1993 edition, I considered black madonnas a metaphor for a memory of the time when the earth was believed to be the body of woman and all creatures were equal, a memory transmitted in vernacular traditions of earth-bonded cultures, historically expressed in cultural and political... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Magdalene: Add a description of this character.
- John Xxiii
- Demeter
- Joseph
- Peter
- Trapani
- Joachim
- Diana
- Maria
- Guglielma
- Lucia
- Persephone
- Foggia
- Gimbutas
- Messina
- Ernesto De Martino
- Tentori
- Hagar
- Menapace
- Cybele
- Loreto
- Ginzburg
- Sophia
- Francis
- Nicholas
- Lucera
- Adam
- Wallace Birnbaum
- Aldo Moro
- Giuseppe
- Antonio Gramsci
- Michael
- Maraini
- Anne
- Galli
- Lussu
- Signora
- Chiaramonte Gulfi
- Moss
- Matera
- Norman
- Dominic
Setting & Locations edit
- Italy
- Sicily
- Rome
- Palermo
- Naples
- Apulia
- Africa
- Old Europe
- United States
- Viareggio
- Seminara
- Sardinia
- Bologna
- Siponto
- Montevergine
- Trastevere
- Cerignola
- France
- Egypt
- Greece
- Hera
- Putignano
- Montenero
- Middle East
- Calabria
- Milicia
- Spain
- Asia
- Oropa
- Siena
- Ceres
- Cocullo
- Venice
- Ephesus
- Ragusa
- Jerusalem
- Tindari
- Constantinople
- America
- Germany
- Sipontina
- Florence
- Benvegnuda
- Turin
- Megara Hyblaea
- Malta
- Crotone
- Catania
- Padua
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 1555531563
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 1555531563
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 900
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Greek & Roman
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies › Feminist Theory
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Folklore & Mythology
- Books › History › Europe › Italy
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Catholicism
- Books › History › World
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