The Myth of the Messianic Mother in Jewish and Christian Traditions: Psychoanalytic and Gender Perspectives
In this article, I argue that the “Mother of the Messiah” occupies a prominent place in Jewish myth and embodies a female archetype whose qualities are rooted in biblical narratives about the Davidic dynasty. While tracing the continuous development of this figure from Antiquity to the Middle Ages,...
Published in: | Journal of the American Academy of Religion |
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Oxford University Press
[2015]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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