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,...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Main Author: Ḳara-Iṿanov Ḳaniʾel, Rut 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2015]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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