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God and the Goddesses
Barbara Newman
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Description for God and the Goddesses
Paperback. Explores the idea that the medieval religious imagination did not restrict itself to masculine images of God but envisaged the divine in multiple forms. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 49 illus. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Contrary to popular belief, the medieval religious imagination did not restrict itself to masculine images of God but envisaged the divine in multiple forms. In fact, the God of medieval Christendom was the Father of only one Son but many daughters—including Lady Philosophy, Lady Love, Dame Nature, and Eternal Wisdom. God and the Goddesses is a study in medieval imaginative theology, examining the numerous daughters of God who appear in allegorical poems, theological fictions, and the visions of holy women. We have tended to understand these deities as mere personifications and poetic figures, but that, Barbara Newman contends, is a ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812219111
SKU
V9780812219111
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About Barbara Newman
Barbara Newman is Professor of English and Religion at Northwestern University and author of From Virile Woman to WomanChrist, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reviews for God and the Goddesses
"Newman has challenged and confused the established ways of medievalists. . . . When we look back fifty years from now, we will see this book as one that changed the face of scholarship and maybe even our understanding of Christianity itself."
Caroline Walker Bynum, Common Knowledge
"Extraordinary. . . . Although it is impossible to do justice ... Read more
Caroline Walker Bynum, Common Knowledge
"Extraordinary. . . . Although it is impossible to do justice ... Read more