Goddesses and the divine feminine a Western religious history / Rosemary Radford Ruether.

Author/creator Ruether, Rosemary Radford
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press,
Descriptionix, 381 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-358) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004029226
ISBN0520231465 (alk. paper)

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