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Goddesses and the Divine Feminine: A Western Religious History
Rosemary Ruether
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Description for Goddesses and the Divine Feminine: A Western Religious History
Paperback. Presents th portrait we have to date of goddesses and sacred female imagery in Western culture - from prehistory to contemporary goddess movements. This title gives a provocative analysis of the meeting of Aztec and Christian female symbols in Mexico and of today's neo-pagan movements in the United States. Num Pages: 390 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
This landmark work presents the most illuminating portrait we have to date of goddesses and sacred female imagery in Western culture - from prehistory to contemporary goddess movements. Beautifully written, lucidly conceived, and far-ranging in its implications, this work will help readers gain a better appreciation of the complexity of the social forces - mostly androcentric - that have shaped the symbolism of the sacred feminine. At the same time, it charts a new direction for finding a truly egalitarian vision of God and human relations through a feminist-ecological spirituality. Rosemary Radford Ruether begins her exploration of the divine feminine ... Read more
This landmark work presents the most illuminating portrait we have to date of goddesses and sacred female imagery in Western culture - from prehistory to contemporary goddess movements. Beautifully written, lucidly conceived, and far-ranging in its implications, this work will help readers gain a better appreciation of the complexity of the social forces - mostly androcentric - that have shaped the symbolism of the sacred feminine. At the same time, it charts a new direction for finding a truly egalitarian vision of God and human relations through a feminist-ecological spirituality. Rosemary Radford Ruether begins her exploration of the divine feminine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520250055
SKU
V9780520250055
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About Rosemary Ruether
Rosemary Radford Ruether is Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is author of numerous books, including Sexism and Godtalk: Toward a Feminist Theology (second edition, 1993), Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing (1992), and Women and Redemption: A Theological History (1998).
Reviews for Goddesses and the Divine Feminine: A Western Religious History
"Clearly written, erudite, lavishly detailed, and with unbiased analysis." - Library Journal "The scholarship in this book is superior, revealing a depth of insight and a scope of knowledge possible only from a scholar who has lived with the concerns of feminist theology for decades. Ruether is a gifted storyteller, and lucidly translates complex ideas and debates. This work is ... Read more