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Goddesses and the divine feminine : a Western religious history /

Rosemary Radford Ruether presents an illuminating portrait of goddesses and sacred female imagery in Western culture, from prehistory to contemporary goddess movements.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruether, Rosemary Radford
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, ©2005.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.