Hail Mary?: The Struggle for Ultimate Womanhood in

by Maurice Hamington

Hail Mary? examines the sexist and misogynist themes that underlie the socially constructed religious imagery of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Maurice Hamington explores the sources for three prominent Marian Mary as the "the blessed Virgin," Mary, the "Mediatrix"; and Mary, "the second Eve." Hamington critiques these images for the valorization of sexist forces with the Catholic Church that serve to maintain systems of oppression against women. In challenging dominant, religious representations of Mary, Hamington surveys a variety of emerging reinterpretations of Mary. He then provides a framework for further study of "non-alienating" images of Mary.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 1995

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reads like it was written by a man.

[Corina Wieser-Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good! Comprehensive with a nice writing style and good research/conclusions.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mary came to me in a vision and told me she was pissed off because Maurice Hamington profits from the image of the divine feminine but does nothing to protect his female students from harm.