Ancient Goddesses for Modern Times or New Goddesses from Ancient Times?

This paper deals with the way the goddess(es) of ancient Crete and Greece are imagined and reappropriated in the feminist spirituality movement. It offers an overview over the different metamorphoses of these ancient goddesses in the twentieth century, and takes a closer look at the goddess-related...

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Published in:International journal for the study of new religions
Main Author: Fehlmann, Meret 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2017
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Further subjects:B ancient Crete
B Carol P. Christ
B Robert Graves
B Popular literature
B Goddess Feminism
B Popular Culture
B Goddess worship
B Jacquetta Hawkes
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Summary:This paper deals with the way the goddess(es) of ancient Crete and Greece are imagined and reappropriated in the feminist spirituality movement. It offers an overview over the different metamorphoses of these ancient goddesses in the twentieth century, and takes a closer look at the goddess-related work of Carol P. Christ.
ISSN:2041-952X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37402