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Edited by
Wendy Griffin, (California State University, Long Beach)
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AltaMira Press |
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List Price: $75.00 |
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Cloth
0-7425-0347-X / 978-0-7425-0347-2
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1999
240pp |
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List Price: $29.95 |
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Paper
0-7425-0348-8 / 978-0-7425-0348-9
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1999
224pp |
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"Offers a diverse view of the chaotically celebratory goddess spirituality movement. While healing and empowerment remain at the heart of each chapter, authors arrive at ways of gaining women's strength through a number of creative avenues."—Georgie Ann Weatherby, (Gonzaga University), JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
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A collection of original essays examining the Goddess Movement in its many facets, Daughters of the Goddess explores the ways women have abandoned Western patriarchal religions and have embraced a spirituality based in a celebration of the Goddess and the female body as sacred text. Among the first scholars to publish in this area, editor Wendy Griffin brings together a group of academics and practitioners who offer a wide-ranging study of this movement, from a critique of the patriarchal cult of Princess Diana to a celebration of bellydance as a form of spiritual expression. Other essays not only trace women's myriad spiritual journeys but also examine the creation of personal rituals that have led to healing and a new sense of identity for many women. An innovative volume, Daughters of the Goddess serves as an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to gain a thorough introduction to this rapidly growing religious and cultural movement.
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Wendy Griffin is a professor of women's studies at California State, Long Beach.
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