Mariology Resources

Basic Mariology Resources
Werner Jonckheere
Faculty of Theology
K.U.Leuven
1. Websites
2. Bibliographies
3. Current journals
4. Articles, indexes, abstracts
5. Books and book reviews
6. Encyclopedias, dictionaries
7. Organizations
8. Magisterial documents
9. History of Mariology
10. Research strategy
1. Websites
A good place to start is the website of the University of Dayton's Marian Research Institute :
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/aboutmary2.html .
It contains a vast amount of information on, resp. links to information sources about:
- magisterial documents
- bibliographies
- book reviews
- Marian organizations
- Marian publications and newsletters
- Marian websites
- specific Marian themes
Another starting point is MaryLinks, an organized collection of links about the Virgin Mary :
http://www.marylinks.org/ . “ All of the linked sites have been selected for inclusion because of high
quality content.”
2. Bibliographies
Important bibliographies are :
- Bibliografia Mariana, published by the (Pontificia Facoltà Teologica) Marianum in Rome.
Vol. 1-8 (1948-50, …,1985-1989) ed. by Giuseppe M. Besutti in 1952-93, vol. 9 (1990-93)
ed. by Ermanno M. Toniolo in 1998, vol. 10-12 (1994-98, 1999-2002, 2003-05) ed. by
Silvano M. Danieli in 2005-08.1
The years 1948-1993 have been published on CD-ROM by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
- A survey of recent Mariology, published by Eamon R. Carroll in Marian studies since 1967.
See also : Marian bibliographies in : http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/marybiblio.html
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Table of contents in vol. 12 : Indice dei periodici – Opere collettive – Questioni introduttive (Bibliografia
generale …) – Sacra scrittura – Vita di Maria – Tradizione ecclesiale – Congressi, instituzioni, associazioni –
Trattazioni – Liturgia – Spiritualità – Pastorale – Culto locale – Ecumenismo – Religioni non cristiane – Scienze
umane – Arte, iconografia – Letteratura – Musica – Mezzi di comunicazione – Indici (persona, luogo, tematico).
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3. Current journals
Ephemerides mariologicae. - Published by the Misioneros Claretianos (Madrid). – ISSN : 0425-1466.
- 1(1951) sqq.
Estudios Marianos. - Published by the Sociedad mariológica española (Granada). ISSN : 0210-2390. 1(1942) sqq.
Études mariales : bulletin de la Société française d'études mariales. - Published in Paris. – ISSN :
0246-1412. - 1(1935) sqq.
Marian Studies. - Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Mariological Society of America. - ISSN :
0464-9680. - 1(1950) sqq.
Marianum : ephemerides mariologiae. - Published by the (Pontificia Facoltà Teologica) Marianum in
Rome. – ISSN : 1128-689X. - 1(1939) sqq.
Sedes sapientiae : Mariologisches Jahrbuch. - Published by the Internationaler Mariologischer
Arbeitskreis Kevelaer (IMAK). – ISSN : 1862-7013. - 1(1997) sqq. - Online version via
http://www.teol.de/pdf-texte.htm
Theotokos : Ricerche interdisciplinari di Mariologia. - Published by the Associazione Mariologica
interdisciplinare Italiana in Rome. - ISSN: 1720-9137. - 0(1992) sqq.
See also : Indice dei periodici in : Bibliografia Mariana, vol.XII = 2003-2005.
4. Articles, indexes, abstracts
Interesting articles can be identified via the bibliographies and journals mentioned in § 2-3.
More and more recent articles (in journals and other publications) can be found via bibliographic
databases containing not only citations, but often also abstracts and even full-text.
If the full text of an article is not available in the database you are currently searching, check the
catalogue of your library to determine whether the journal (paper version) is available in the library or
the electronic version is accessible in another database. If the article isn't available, ask the interlibrary
loan desk to request a paper or PDF copy of the article from another library.
Theological Journals Search (via Google)
Search this website a.o. for articles from over 340 religion journals related to scripture studies,
systematic theology, practical ministries, and cognate disciplines for which full text is freely available
on the internet.2
This search engine is intended to serve as a supplement to rather than a replacement for the purchased
/ leased periodical indexes and full text journal databases that university and seminary libraries
normally make accessible to their constituents, e.g. :
ATLA Religion Database : the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of
essays in all fields of religion, compiled by the American Theological Library Association; combines
ATLA's three primary indexes 3; accessible through several online vendors (EBSCO, …); provides
citations and some full text articles (1949-present).
Other useful religion-related and interdisciplinary databases are mentioned in guides like
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Among the searchable e-journals are many of those listed in major religion internet directories and e-journal
sites (e.g. http://www.atla.com/international_collab/ejournals.pdf ).
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Religion Index One: Periodicals; Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works; Index to Book Reviews in Religion.
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http://www.anselm.edu/library/CG-TH401H_Sullivan09.html (F) and
http://lib.tcu.edu/resguides/resguide.asp?ID=11 (Selected indexes and abstracts 4).
5. Books and book reviews
Browse the lists of “Marian Works” in different languages published in 2008, 2007, 2006, … in :
Marian bibliographies at the website http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/marybiblio.html .
Books can also be found in the catalogs of libraries, e.g. at the University of Dayton Marian Library
( http://flyers.udayton.edu/screens/opacmenu.html ) or in WorldCat ( http://www.worldcat.org/ ). For
recent books, use the option sort or limit by date.
For more information on searching catalogues, see e.g. :
http://www.anselm.edu/library/CG-TH401H_Sullivan09.html (D & E).
Book reviews
Marian book reviews index ( http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/bkrev.html ) : links to about
90 books reviewed in The Marian Library Newsletter – only a few books are recent publications.
See also : ATLA Religion Database (choose "Review" in the Publication Type limiter).
For searching reviews in other databases and print indexes, see
http://www.anselm.edu/library/bookreviews.html .
6. Encyclopedias, dictionaries
Maria : nuovissimo dizionario / De Fiores, Stefano. – Bologna : EDB, 2006-2008. - 3 vol.
Marienlexikon / ed. Bäumer, Remigius; Scheffczyk, Leo. - St. Ottilien : EOS, 1988-1994. - 6 vol.
Theotokos : a theological encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary / O'Carroll, Michael. –
Wilmington, Del. : Glazier, 1982 (rev. ed. 1983; paperback ed. Eugene : Wipf and Stock, 2000).
Dictionary of Mary. Online at http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/marydictionary.html . Incomprehensive “dictionary” consisting of answers to inquires of general interest; can be accessed as
a thematic and as an alphabetical resource.
More specialized
Dictionnaire de spiritualité montfortaine / Sous la dir. de Stefano De Fiores. - Imprint: Outremont :
Novalis, 1994. – Italian edition: Roma : Ed. Montfortane, 2005.
Dictionnaire des "apparitions" de la vierge Marie : inventaire des origines a nos jours :
méthodologie, bilan interdisciplinaire, prospective / ed. Laurentin, René; Sbalchiero, Patrick. - Paris :
Fayard, 2007.
See also more general encyclopedias, e.g.
New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Detroit : Thomson/Gale ; Washington, D.C. : Catholic University
of America, 2003. – 15 vol. (Also online via libraries with account).
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Supplement : Index theologicus (IxTheo) = http://www.ixtheo.de/ .
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7. Organizations
There are numerous Marian / Mariological organizations (academies, centers, institutes, societies, …).
Well-known institutions for Mariological studies are :
- Pontifical International Marian Academy (Rome) : charges with the promotion of studies of
Mariology through international congresses and other academic meetings and with the coordination of
the other Marian Academies and Societies that exist all over the world. Founded in 1950 (pontifical in
1959); publishes Acta Congressus Internationalis Mariologici Mariani. Website :
http://www.accademiamariana.org/
- Marianum Pontifical Theological Faculty (Rome) : founded in 1950 (pontifical in 1955); publishes
Marianum : ephemerides mariologiae. Website : http://www.marianum.it/scelte.htm
- Associazione Mariologica interdisciplinare Italiana (Rome) : founded in 1990; publishes Theotokos :
Ricerche interdisciplinari di Mariologia.. Website : http://www.mariology.it/
- International Marian Research Institute (Dayton, Ohio, USA) : founded in 1943, this institute has
been affiliated to the Marianum Pontifical Theological Faculty; it publishes the academic journal
Marian Library Studies. Website : http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/aboutus.html
- Mariological Society of the United States (Dayton, Ohio, USA) : founded in 1949; publishes the
proceedings of the annual meeting in Marian Studies. Website :
http://www.mariologicalsociety.com/
- Société Française d’Études Mariales (Paris) : founded in 1935; publishes Études mariales : bulletin de
la Société française d'études mariales. Website : http://www.sfem.free.fr/
- Sociedad mariológica española (Salamanca) : founded in 1940; publishes Estudios Marianos.
Website : http://www.sociedadmariologica.com/
- Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mariologie (Lugano) : founded in 1951; publishes Mariologische
Studien. Website : http://homepage.bluewin.ch/dam/552.html
- Internationaler Mariologischer Arbeitskreis Kevelaer (IMAK; Kevelaer, Germany) : founded in
1981; publishes Sedes sapientiae : Mariologisches Jahrbuch. Website : http://www.imak-kevelaer.de/
See also : http://campus.udayton.edu/mary//resources/marian centers.html
8. Magisterial documents
See http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/vmisform.html : lists of Church documents (from 1854 to 2003)
to help establish the Catholic Church's official position in Marian matters, with links to websites and /
or full text.
9. History of Mariology
Storia della mariologia / a cura di Enrico Dal Covolo, Aristide Serra. - Roma : Citta nuova :
Marianum, 2008 sqq. – 3 vol. Contents : 1: Dal modello biblico al modello letterario / a cura di
Enrico Dal Covolo, Aristide Serra ; introduzione generale e introduzione al primo volume di Silvano
M. Maggiani - Roma : Citta nuova; Marianum, 2009. - 1031 p. - ISBN – 9788831192934. – 2: Dal
modello letterario europeo al modello manualistico / a cura di Emanuele Boaga e Luigi Gambero. –
3: Dal modello neo-ortodosso al modello africano / a cura di Stefano De Fiores e Fabrizio M. Bosin.
See also :
Bibliography for History of Mariology = http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/Histbib.html
“This research was created by Sr. M. Isabell Naumann. The first stage of the project was completed on
August 31, 2000 and includes all the French journals, the Canadian journal and the International
Mariological Marian Congresses (up to Kevelaer, 1987).”
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10. Research strategy
See e.g. the “Seven Steps to Library Research” of Geisel Library (Saint Anselm College, Manchester,
New Hampshire) via http://www.anselm.edu/library/sevensteps.html :
1) Choose Your Topic
2) Find Background Information
3) Find Books on Your Topic
4) Use Databases to Find Periodical Articles on Your Topic
5) Find Web Resources
6) Evaluating Your Sources both in the Library and Online
7) How to Cite Your Sources.
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