Death and the maiden : the curious relationship between the fear of the feminine and the fear of death /

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"Belief in an immortal soul and in salvation has a paradoxically negative impact on perceptions of the archetypal feminine in myth, religious scripture, and philosophy; this can be demonstrated using the lens of depth psychology. This book explores the idea from Ancient Egyptian times through t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burke, Brigid, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Publishing, 2019.
Temas:
Women > Religious aspects.
Death > Religious aspects.
Women > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Women > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Femmes > Aspect religieux.
Mort > Aspect religieux.
Femmes > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Femmes > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Death > Religious aspects
Religion
Women > Religious aspects
Women > Religious aspects > Christianity
Women > Religious aspects > Judaism
Greece > Religion.
Grèce > Religion.
Greece
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Introduction
  • Works Cited: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Ancient Egypt: Foundations
  • Introductory Comments
  • Background
  • Cosmology and Death Myths
  • Geography of the Underworld
  • Gods of the Underworld
  • Death Rituals: The Opening of the Mouth
  • Death Attitudes: Immortality, Salvation, Reward and Punishment
  • Role of Magic
  • The Feminine in Egyptian Mythology and Death Beliefs
  • Analysis and Conclusion
  • Works Cited: Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2: Homer and Hesiod: Relationship to the "Other"
  • The Feminine in Greek (and Babylonian) Religion and the Afterlife
  • Works Cited: Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3: Orpheus, Pythagoras, Zoroaster, and Plato
  • Orphism
  • Pythagoras
  • Heraclitus
  • Other Greek Philosophers
  • Zoroaster, the Persians, and the Jews
  • Reflections and Conclusions
  • Works Cited: Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4: The Movement West: The Rise of Rome
  • Background
  • Roman Language
  • Religion
  • The Second Punic War and Outside Influence
  • Philosophy
  • Greek, Asian, and Egyptian Influences
  • Astrology and Magic
  • Reflections
  • Works Cited: Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5: Splits and Reversals
  • Foreign cults and Mithraism
  • Middle Platonism
  • Role Reversals of Deities
  • Apocalyptic Judaism: Introduction
  • Apocalyptic Judaism: Historical Background
  • Jung and Theodicy in Judaism
  • The Feminine and Evil in Judaism: Foreignness and Impurity
  • Eve
  • Lilith
  • Sophia and Shekinah
  • Judaism and the Graeco-Roman World
  • Early Christianity
  • The Early Church Fathers on Death and the Soul
  • The Consequences of Salvation
  • Gnosticism and the problem of evil
  • Christianity and the Feminine
  • The Edict of Milan and the Constantinian Shift
  • Works Cited: Chapter 5
  • Final Reflections and Conclusion
  • Works Cited: Final Reflections and Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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