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  • Published: 2 January 2006
  • ISBN: 9781845950040
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $39.99
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Mary Magdalen

Truth and Myth




Definitive and delightful study of the literature, art, history, myths and legends surrounding one of Christianity’s most significant yet enigmatic figures.

A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one of the most compelling figures in early Christianity which explores two thousand years of history, art, and literature to provide a close-up look at Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.

  • Published: 2 January 2006
  • ISBN: 9781845950040
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $39.99
Categories:

About the author

Susan Haskins

Susan Haskins was educated at convents in Singapore and England, and read English and Art History at University College London. She lived for several years in Italy and has worked at Harvard University's Villa I Tatti. She is author of Mary Magdalen, co-author with Anthony Burton of European Art in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1983), and translator of The Rapid Prince by Paolo Prodi (1987).