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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Philosophy & Religion, Adult, New Releases
ISBN: 9781788178242
Published: March 2026
Imprint: Hay House UK
Page Extent: 272
Format: Flexible plastic / vinyl cover
RRP 405.00

The Magdalene Revolution

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About the book

In a radically fresh reading of Mary Magdalene's story, a renowned scholar of mystical traditions sheds new light on the Divine Feminine as a force for change and healing.

For more than 20 years, Andrew Harvey has trained his fine scholar's eye on sacred texts and mystical truths to illuminate the message of inspired activism that they hold. Today, we need this message more urgently than ever. In this new book, Andrew takes a fresh, impassioned look at the story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus to distill its meaning for our world and show us how to embody this truth in our own lives.

The Magdalene Revolution will:

· Examine how Mary Magdalene is presented in the New Testament-sometimes splendidly, but also absurdly and even...

About the Author

Andrew Harvey

Andrew Harvey

Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, and teacher, and the author of over 30 books, including the critically acclaimed Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, as well as Journey to Ladakh, The Return of the Mother, Son of Man, and The Direct Path: Creating a Journey to the Divine Using the World's Mystical Traditions. He is also coauthor of the best-selling The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. His work has been honored with the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award (both for Mary's Vineyard: Daily Readings, Meditations, and Revelations, with photographs by Eryk Hanut), and the Christmas Humphries Award for A Journey in Ladakh. Born in south India in 1952, Harvey studied at Oxford University and became a Fellow of All Soul's College in 1973. He is Founding Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, which will be offering its first programs in 2008.

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