The Goddesses' Mirror

In this book, you can see how the divine has been perceived in feminine form. Here are...
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Author: David Kinsley
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The Goddesses' Mirror by Kinsley, David

The Goddesses' Mirror

$121.75

The Goddesses' Mirror

$121.75
Author: David Kinsley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In this book, you can see how the divine has been perceived in feminine form. Here are ten of the best known goddesses from a variety of cultures -- East and West, past and present. A wide range is presented, from the fierce Durga, to the gentle, but firm, Sita; from the erotic goddeses Inanna and Aphrodite, to the chaste figures of Mary and Athena; from goddesses closely associated with material wealth such as Laksmi, to ethereal goddesses such as Kuan-yin.

Each goddess is treated separately in considerable detail to provide a distinct and clear portrait of her special personality and meaning within her own cultural context. At the same time, each chapter has a similar structure and style to enhance comparisons among the goddesses. An attempt is made in each case to draw upon both elite and popular sources of information. The Introduction and Conclusion consider important central questions closely connected with goddess scholarship, for example, the possibility of a prepatriarchal culture in which goddess worship was central, the difficulty of recovering female religious experience in goddess traditions that exist in male-dominated cultures, and the extent to which an overarching goddess theology can be implied in the goddess traditions that remain known to us.

Author: David Kinsley
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 11/28/1988
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.91w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780887068362

About the Author
David Kinsley is Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University.


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