Alan Posener: Maria / A bilingual book review
Sunday, 6. January 2008, 00:40:08
Alan Posener: Maria / Buchbesprechung auf Deutsch
Dieses knappe Taschenbuch aus dem Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag über Maria, die Mutter Jesu, ist erschienen in der Reihe "rowohlts monographien". Die "rororo Monographien" wurden begründet von Kurt Kusenberg und werden nun herausgegeben von Wolfgang Müller und Uwe Naumann.
Neben der Darstellung / Vermutung der "historischen" Maria, beschreibt Alan Posener auch, wie sich die Marienverehrung entwickelt hat bzw. wie die unterschiedlichen religiösen Gruppierungen "ihre" Vorstellung von Maria entwickelten.
Wie immer in dieser Reihe bei Rowohlt, sind im Anhang Zeugnisse berühmter Persönlichkeiten angeführt. Unter anderem ein Auszug aus "Let it be" von den Beatles: "When I find myself in times of trouble/ Mother Mary comes to me/ Speaking words of wisdom:/ Let it be." ... Der Autor Alan Posener schreibt übrigens auch einen lesenswerten Blog auf der "Welt Online"-Seite. | © Elmar Driver
Alan Posener: Maria / Book review in English
It seems that unfortunately there isn't an English edition of this title but only a Spanish one. I've read the German pocket book which is published by the German publisher "Rowohlt Verlag", within a series of short monographs.
These monographs usually have many illustrations and show us also what famous persons said about the person being portrayed, like in that Beatles song "Let it be", for instance. In the song it says about the Virgin Mary: "When I find myself in times of trouble/ Mother Mary comes to me/ Speaking words of wisdom:/ Let it be."
So, this book is about Mary, the mother of Jesus or the Virgin Mary. And Alan Posener writes about the "historical" Mary and about the adoration of the Virgin Mary as well. Different religious groups developed their very own perceptions of Mary. ... By the way, Alan Posener writes a nice blog, too. It can be found on the website of the German newspaper "Die Welt". | © Elmar Driver
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zenya # 6. January 2008, 15:58
Very interesting post
since I didnt get the " FEED " I will redo it again.
There are so many books now written on Jesus, Mary, and the lost years of Jesus which is the newest one..
It's nice to read others views on this subject however, this is all it is is "VIEWS"
Did you see I am Ledgend yet?
it also is a view on GOD.
E. Driver # 20. January 2008, 20:20