Emotion and Devotion: The Meaning of Mary in Medieval Religious Cultures

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E M O T I O N A N D D E V O T I O N The Natalie Zemon Davis Annual Lecture Series at Central European University, Budapest E M O T I O N A N D D E V O T I O N The Meaning of Mary in Medieval Religious Cultures Miri Rubin C e n t r a l E u r o p e a n U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s B u d a p e s t – N e w Yo r k C E U PRESS © 2009 by Miri Rubin Published in 2009 by Central European University Press An imprint of the Central European University Share Company Nádor utca 11, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 Fax: +36-1-327-3183 E-mail: ceupress@ceu.hu Website: www.ceupress.com 400 West 59th Street, New York NY 10019, USA Tel: +1-212-547-6932 Fax: +1-646-557-2416 E-mail: mgreenwald@sorosny.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. Cover design and layout by Péter Tóth On the cover: Madonna del latte by Paolo di Giovanni Fei, Foto Lensini, Siena. ISBN 978-968-9776-36-4 ISSN 1996-1197 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rubin, Miri, 1956Emotion and devotion: the meaning of Mary in medieval religious cultures / Miri Rubin. p. cm. -- (The Natalie Zemon Davis annual lecture series at Central European University, Budapest) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-9639776364 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Europe--History--To 1500. 2. Europe--Religious life and customs. I. Title. II. Series. BT652.E85R83 2009 232.91094'0902--dc22 2008053271 Printed in Hungary by Akadémiai Nyomda, Martonvásár ...