Kati Ihnat is lecturer in medieval history at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

"Kati Ihnat offers a careful exploration of the way in which 11th- and 12th-century monks painstakingly developed the cult of the Virgin Mary, in part by casting the Jewish people as her prototypical enemy... This a study that has much to offer not only for medievalists but also, more generally, for scholars with an interest in religion, culture and the ways that hatred of minorities can be fostered."--Rachel Moss, Times Higher Education

• List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Praising Mary: Liturgy and Prayer 16 2 Understanding Mary: Theological Treatises 59 3 Hagiographies of Mary: Miracle Collections 100 4 Enemies of Mary: Jews in Miracle Stories 138 Conclusion 182 Notes 191 References 253 Index 291

Kati Ihnat is lecturer in medieval history at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

"Kati Ihnat offers a careful exploration of the way in which 11th- and 12th-century monks painstakingly developed the cult of the Virgin Mary, in part by casting the Jewish people as her prototypical enemy... This a study that has much to offer not only for medievalists but also, more generally, for scholars with an interest in religion, culture and the ways that hatred of minorities can be fostered."--Rachel Moss, Times Higher Education

• List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Praising Mary: Liturgy and Prayer 16 2 Understanding Mary: Theological Treatises 59 3 Hagiographies of Mary: Miracle Collections 100 4 Enemies of Mary: Jews in Miracle Stories 138 Conclusion 182 Notes 191 References 253 Index 291

Kati Ihnat is lecturer in medieval history at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

"Kati Ihnat offers a careful exploration of the way in which 11th- and 12th-century monks painstakingly developed the cult of the Virgin Mary, in part by casting the Jewish people as her prototypical enemy... This a study that has much to offer not only for medievalists but also, more generally, for scholars with an interest in religion, culture and the ways that hatred of minorities can be fostered."--Rachel Moss, Times Higher Education

• List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Praising Mary: Liturgy and Prayer 16 2 Understanding Mary: Theological Treatises 59 3 Hagiographies of Mary: Miracle Collections 100 4 Enemies of Mary: Jews in Miracle Stories 138 Conclusion 182 Notes 191 References 253 Index 291