Goddesses and the divine feminine: a Western religious history
Gender and the problem of prehistory -- Goddesses and world renewal in the ancient mediterranean -- The Hebrew God and gender -- Savior goddesses in the mystery religions and gnosticism -- The spiritual feminine in New Testament and patristic Christianity -- Feminine symbols in medieval religious li...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
c 2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Western world
/ Goddess
B Goddess / Religion / Gender studies / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Goddess religion
B Women and religion B Goddesses |
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| Summary: | Gender and the problem of prehistory -- Goddesses and world renewal in the ancient mediterranean -- The Hebrew God and gender -- Savior goddesses in the mystery religions and gnosticism -- The spiritual feminine in New Testament and patristic Christianity -- Feminine symbols in medieval religious literature -- Tonantzin-Guadalupe : the meeting of Aztec and Christian female symbols in Mexico -- Mary and wisdom in protestant mystical millennialism -- Contested gender status and imagining ancient matriarchy -- The return of the goddess |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520231465 |