The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion, and Power in Celtic Ireland
by:
Mary Condren (author)
Using Ireland as a case study, this book provides an account of the decline of matriarchal power in Western civilizations and analyzes its implications for today's women and today's Catholic Church. From the age of Eve to the age of Brigit to the age of Mary, the author traces the rise of...
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Using Ireland as a case study, this book provides an account of the decline of matriarchal power in Western civilizations and analyzes its implications for today's women and today's Catholic Church. From the age of Eve to the age of Brigit to the age of Mary, the author traces the rise of patriarchial consciousness. Mary Condren is a former editor of Student Christian Movement Publications and the author of articles on men written for feminist liberation theory. The author has taught in the Women in Religion Program at Harvard University.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062501561 (0062501569)
Publish date: July 1st 1989
Publisher: HarperOne
Pages no: 268
Edition language: English
An interesting follow up to read after Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly, this was originally published in 1989, but was reprinted due to popular demand (so much in demand that there is a comment in the Introduction as to how "all those who disappeared the twelve copies of the book from Dublin's Public Lib...
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