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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Auteur principal: George Tvrtković, Rita (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2020]
Dans: Journal of Jesuit studies
Année: 2020, Volume: 7, Numéro: 3, Pages: 403-416
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
KAH Époque moderne
KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord
KCA Monachisme; ordres religieux
KDB Église catholique romaine
NBJ Mariologie
Sujets non-standardisés: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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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00703003