Yale University Library Research Guides: Mary, Blessed Mother of Jesus: Home

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In this subject guide, you will find:

Reference Works, including encyclopedias and dictionaries in different languages and devoted to topics concerning the Virgin Mary.
A list of helpful subject headings for Books on Orbis and monographs.
Websites with freely accessible resources about Mary and Mariology, including the library guides of other academic institutions.
Selected Topics, collating monographs for specific topics regarding Mary.

The Young Virgin,
Francisco de Zurbarán,
Spain, ca. 1632–33, The MET

Research on the Virgin Mary continues to be a vibrant area of scholarship. Here are some recent titles.

Introduction to Mariology by Manfred Hauke; Richard Chonak (Translator) Provides a synthesis of Mariology and development of Marian doctrine, as well as extensive bibliographic citation of Marian literature across a dozen languages.
Marian Devotion among the Roma in Slovakia by Tatiana Zachar Podolinská Explores how post-modern Marian devotion represents both the continuation and restoration of tradition in the modern world, using the devotion of Mary among the Roma in Slovakia.
Mary and Early Christian Women by Ally Kateusz Reveals early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders--women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr A USA Today Bestseller Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) which discusses the historical moments which paved the way for biblical womanhood as a concept to rise to prominence in modern Christianity.
The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, C. 400-1000 by Mary B. Cunningham Examines the Virgin Mary's portrayal in liturgical texts during the first six centuries of Byzantine history, particularly in hymns, homilies, and hagiography.

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The Oxford Handbook of Mary by Chris Maunder (Editor) Offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and apocalypticism.
Mary: The Complete Resource by Sarah Jane Boss, ed. This handbook on the history and contemporary practice of the cult of the Virgin Mary gives overviews of particular areas of study—both historical and thematic—together with texts from primary sources and important scholarly articles, some of which appear in English for the first time.
Theotokos : a theological encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Michael O'Carroll An encyclopedia on key theologians, concepts, and practices with regard to the Blessed Virgin Mary by a noted Catholic mariologist and ecumenist.