Women and Goddess Traditions in Antiquity and Today

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

KAREN L. KING (ed.), Women and Goddess Traditions in Antiquity and Today (Studies in Antiquity and Christianity; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997). Pp. xiv + 450. $45.

This volume developed out of a conference held at the Claremont Graduate School which gathered together scholars working with both historical religions and contemporary religions; its purpose was to explore the relationship between goddesses and women's lives-then and now. Following an introduction by Karen Jo Torjesen, the book is organized into three parts.

Part 1, "Asia," contains six chapters: "The Goddess and Women's Power: A ...

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