Goddesses and the Divine Feminine A Western Religious History

Name: Goddesses and the Divine Feminine A Western Religious History
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ISBN: 9780520250055

ISBN-10: 0520250052

ISBN-13: 9780520250055

Edition: 2005

Authors: Rosemary Ruether

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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 with an analysis of prehistoric…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 390
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



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


Conclusion


Notes


Index