El culto mariano y el protagonismo de la mujer en el Medioevo.

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Title:	El culto mariano y el protagonismo de la mujer en el Medioevo. (Spanish).
Authors:	Cox Pinto, Mauricio
Source:	Humanitas (07172168). verano2026, Issue 112, p191-193. 3p.
Subjects:	MARY, Blessed Virgin, Saint, MIDDLE Ages, CHRISTIAN women, DEVOTION, GENDER role, SEXISM, CATHEDRALS, FAITH
Abstract (English):	The book "Marian Devotion and the Prominence of Women in the Middle Ages" analyzes how the rise of the cult of the Virgin Mary between the 12th and 13th centuries was a key factor in the symbolic, spiritual, and cultural revaluation of women in medieval Christian Europe. Based on the notion of the “feminine genius” proposed by John Paul II in Mulieris dignitatem, the author examines female complementarity and dignity, highlighting the active integration of women in the ministry of Christ and their spiritual prominence during the Middle Ages. Furthermore, the study critically addresses problematic aspects such as androcentrism and includes an analysis of the aesthetic and architectural dimension of Marian devotion, exemplified by the Cathedral of Chartres. The book offers a broad interpretation that links theology, history, art, and anthropology to reconsider the Middle Ages as a complex period in which Marian devotion influenced culture and female leadership. [Extracted from the article]
Abstract (Spanish):	El libro "El culto mariano y el protagonismo de la mujer en el Medioevo" analiza cómo el auge del culto a la Virgen María entre los siglos XII y XIII fue un factor clave en la revalorización simbólica, espiritual y cultural de la mujer en la Europa cristiana medieval. Basándose en la noción de “genio femenino” propuesta por Juan Pablo II en Mulieris dignitatem, el autor examina la complementariedad y dignidad femenina, destacando la integración activa de las mujeres en el ministerio de Cristo y su protagonismo espiritual durante la Edad Media. Además, el estudio aborda críticamente aspectos problemáticos como el androcentrismo e incluye un análisis de la dimensión estética y arquitectónica del culto mariano, ejemplificado en la catedral de Chartres. El libro ofrece una interpretación amplia que vincula teología, historia, arte y antropología para reconsiderar la Edad Media como un período complejo donde el culto mariano influyó en la cultura y el liderazgo femenino. [Extracted from the article]
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Abstract:	The book "Marian Devotion and the Prominence of Women in the Middle Ages" analyzes how the rise of the cult of the Virgin Mary between the 12th and 13th centuries was a key factor in the symbolic, spiritual, and cultural revaluation of women in medieval Christian Europe. Based on the notion of the “feminine genius” proposed by John Paul II in Mulieris dignitatem, the author examines female complementarity and dignity, highlighting the active integration of women in the ministry of Christ and their spiritual prominence during the Middle Ages. Furthermore, the study critically addresses problematic aspects such as androcentrism and includes an analysis of the aesthetic and architectural dimension of Marian devotion, exemplified by the Cathedral of Chartres. The book offers a broad interpretation that links theology, history, art, and anthropology to reconsider the Middle Ages as a complex period in which Marian devotion influenced culture and female leadership. [Extracted from the article]
ISSN:	07172168