{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-virgin-stephen-j-shoemaker-9780300175042","title":"The Life of the Virgin: Maximus the Confessor","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong overlooked by scholars, this seventh-century \u003ci\u003eLife of the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e, attributed to Maximus the Confessor, is the earliest complete Marian biography. Originally written in Greek and now surviving only in Old Georgian, it is now translated for the first time into English. It is a work that holds profound significance for understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity, providing a rich source for understanding the history of Christian piety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003eis especially remarkable for its representation of Mary's prominent involvement in her son's ministry and her leadership of the early Christian community. In particular, it reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as \"affective piety\" whose origins generally have been confined to the Western High Middle Ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen J. Shoemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300175043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300175042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.77h x 5.72w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 14\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen J. Shoemaker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45477351031039,"sku":"9780300175042","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e550d46-7c10-4a39-95b7-4c4a2209edce.jpg?v=1715919793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-the-virgin-stephen-j-shoemaker-9780300175042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}