Goddesses and the Divine Feminine a Western Religious History by Rosemary Radford Ruether.
Description
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.
ix, 381 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Ruether, Rosemary Radford.
Place Published
City
Berkeley, Calif.
Date Published
circa 2005
Publication Subjects
Goddesses.
Women and religion.
Goddess religion.
Call No.
BL325 .F4 R84 2005
ISBN
0520231465 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2004029226
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-358) and index.