The Marian Conceptions in World Literature: Investigating the Stories of the Earth Goddess. This paper explores the nature of the Marian conceptions concerning Earth Mother imagery, not only within the Christian tradition but also as such images can be applied across religious faiths throughout the world. In this paper, the term Marian conceptions refers to those images and fables that bear a striking similarity to the image of the Virgin Mother within the Christian faith, thereby denoting that the presentation of this image indicates that there is a commonality across various religious traditions in respect to the concept of an "earth mother". 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 8 sources. Pages: 8 Bibliography: 8 source(s) listed Filename: 11485 Marian Conceptions Literature.doc Price: 71.60