A review by iseultofireland
Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception by Adriana Valerio

3.0

Maybe it's because I've just read two books on Mary Magdalene, but there isn’t much new ground covered here. Still, it’s a solid exploration of the role of women in the church, Mary’s importance and how she was sidelined over the centuries due to not fitting the church’s doctrine. This book has a huge bibliography with some Italian sources I haven’t seen mentioned in other works.

The only major downsides are the lack of context, which will make this a difficult read for those not familiar with the topic, and the author’s clear bias (trying to reclaim Mary as a feminist figure).