The Nursing Madonna in the Middle Ages

An Interdisciplinary Study

Bibliographic Data

ID3558496
AuthorsMaría Elvira Mocholí Martínez (0000-0001-5664-4460, Universitat de València, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue5
Pages568
Publication date2023-04-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14050568
OpenAlexW4366974844
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Because of the transgression of the first woman Eve, all medieval women bore the punishment, including the biological consequences related to pregnancy and birth. This affected the entire female gender, according to Judeo-Christian tradition. Although Mary was able to avoid some biological consequences, this was not the case with breastfeeding. This work aims to study sacred images-and especially those of the Nursing Mary-from an interdisciplinary point of view, by delving into rather unconventional sources such as medical treatises, whose perception of the female body may have influenced the creation and reception of certain iconographic types of the Virgin

Ancient history · Breastfeeding · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Middle Ages · Perception · Sociology · Byzantine Studies and History · Gender Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Pediatrics

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