University of California Press, Berkeley, Date: 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". x + 381pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Edges slightly marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion & Theology; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 0520231465. ISBN/EAN: 9780520231467. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51426. . 9780520231467 2005. University of California Press ISBN 0520231465 9780520231467 [GB]

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. University of California Press ISBN 0520231465 9780520231467 [US]

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University of California Press, Date: 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. 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 archaeology that challenges the popular idea that, until their overthrow by male-dominated monotheism, many ancient societies were matriarchal in structure, governed by a feminine divinity and existing in harmony with nature. For Ruether, the historical evidence suggests the reality about these societies is much more complex. She goes on to consider key myths and rituals from Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Anatolian cultures; to examine the relationships among gender, deity, and nature in the Hebrew religion; and to discuss the development of Mariology and female mysticism in medieval Catholicism, and the ...

University of California Press, 2005. hbk 381pp illus in b/w dj a tad shelfworn now in protective sleeve as new University of California Press, 2005 ISBN 0520231465 9780520231467 [US]