Lilith's Fire: Examining Original Sources of Power Re-defining Sacred Texts as Transformative Theological Practice
This paper offers a reinterpretation of the divine as embodied by the Semitic goddess Lilith, she who has been represented and misrepresented in a variety of sacred texts. Working with Lilith as both symbol and archetype, I will analyze texts in which she appears, tracing her historical development...
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2007
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Feminist theology
Year: 2007, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-46 |
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Sacred Texts
B Lilith B Semitic deities B Feminist literature B Judaism B Mythology B Goddess B Amulets B Religious myths |
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