The Cult of the Black Virgin

The Cult of the Black Virgin
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There are many icons of Mary that show black faces and hands. In France, these are called Vierge Noiresâ€•Black Virgins. Elsewhere, may be called Black Madonnas or the â€œother Mary.â€ Jung called her Isis, while others claim she is the symbolic remains of a prehistoric worship of the Earth Mother. She is generally connected with Cybele, Diana, Isis, and Venus, as well as with Kali, Inanna, and Lilith. Historically she is connected with the Crusades, the Islamic occupation of Spain, the Conquistadors, as well as the Merovingians and Knights Templars, who viewed her as Mary Magdalene.

Why are more than five hundred of the worldâ€™s Madonna images black or dark? Why is so little known about them? Black Virginsâ€•a resurfacing of the powerful pagan goddesses of sexuality, the underworld, and earth wisdomâ€•they are symbols of power and majesty, the other side of the traditional Madonnaâ€™s virginity or tender maternity. They personify the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant in a quest for lost feminine wisdom and the search for soul.

Ean Begg's fascinating book investigates the pagan origins of the phenomenon as well as the heretical Gnostic-Christian underground stream that flowed west with the cult of Mary Magdalene and resurfaced in Catharism at the time of the Crusades, especially with the Templars.
Country USA
Brand Chiron Publications
Manufacturer Chiron Pubns
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781888602395
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Chiron Publications
Manufacturer	Chiron Pubns
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781888602395
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Cult of the Black Virgin

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