Our Lady of Victory or Our Lady of Beauty?: The Virgin Mary in Early Modern Dominican and Jesuit Approaches to Islam

Ottoman incursions into Europe during the early modern period prompted reactions from the Dominicans and the Jesuits, both of whom used images of Mary against Islam, though in different ways. Some Dominicans advocated conquering Muslims under the banner of "Our Lady of Victory," an image t...

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1. VerfasserIn: George Tvrtković, Rita (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2020]
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Jahr: 2020, Band: 7, Heft: 3, Seiten: 403-416
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen
KAH Kirchengeschichte 1648-1913; Neuzeit
KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika
KCA Orden; Mönchtum
KDB Katholische Kirche
NBJ Mariologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Our Lady of Victory
B Dominicans
B Islam
B Mary Mother of God
B Jesuits
B Christian-Muslim relations
B Ottoman Empire
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Zusammenfassung:Ottoman incursions into Europe during the early modern period prompted reactions from the Dominicans and the Jesuits, both of whom used images of Mary against Islam, though in different ways. Some Dominicans advocated conquering Muslims under the banner of "Our Lady of Victory," an image that emerged after the 1571 defeat of the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto, a victory Catholics attributed to Mary via the rosary. Some Jesuits, however, sought to convert Muslims through "Our Lady of Beauty," images which stressed the beauty and purity of Mary, who is revered by both Christians and Muslims. Neither approach was very effective in crossing early modern interreligious divides, yet today Mary continues to be employed both as a bridge and barrier between Christians and Muslims (and Catholics and Protestants), with mixed results.
ISSN:2214-1332
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00703003