Memory, Jesus, and Mary Magdalene
Whose memory matters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21609025 |
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| Authors | Nina E Müller van Velden (0000-0003-2807-4856, University of the Free State, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 121-144 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Theologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1015-8758 • E-ISSN: 2309-9089 |
| Publisher | University of the Free State (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.38140/at.vi.8243 |
| OpenAlex | W4399439950 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This article explores how the collective memory of the Christian tradition draws on the characterisation of MaryMagdalene in two sets of writings: the canonical Gospels, and the Gnostic Christian writing, Gospel of Mary. It arguesthat the interpretations of these characterisations are deeply shaped by ideologies concerning gender and femalesexuality. This rings true for past and present contexts and is not limited to more conservative or traditional views on gender, sexuality, and theology. As such, the article attempts to highlight the role of subjectivity and ideology in the acts of remembering in the Christian tradition based on New Testament and Early Christian writings and argues for critical interpretations of both the characterisations in the writings themselves, and the subsequent “lives” of these characterisations in the Christian tradition
Theology · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Highly cited | No |
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