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Author: Wendy Griffin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780742503489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA volume ideal for classes in women's studies, religious studies and the sociology of religion, Daughters of the Goddess also serves as an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to gain a thorough introduction to this rapidly growing religious and cultural movement."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Denise Zimmerman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781592571116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA revised edition, updated with magickal concentration exercises, magickal ethics, expanded coverage of Wicca and its deities, and new spells and recipes.--From publisher description.
Author: Esther Harding
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2017-03-07
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 0834830450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is a classic study of the feminine principle in myths, dreams, and religious symbolism. In presenting the archetypal foundations of feminine psychology, the author shows how the ancient religious initiations of the moon goddess symbolized the development of the emotions. Understanding the psychological meaning of these initiations, she believes, can help to heal the troubled relations between men and women today.
Author: Elizabeth A. Blakesley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2006-11-30
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0313049068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMysteries are among the most popular books today, and women continue to be among the most creative and widely read mystery writers. This book includes alphabetically arranged entries on 90 women mystery writers. Many of the writers discussed were not even writing when the first edition of this book was published in 1994, while others have written numerous works since then. Writers were selected based on their status as award winners, their commercial success, and their critical acclaim. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of major works and themes, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with appendices and a selected, general bibliography. Public library patrons will value this guide to their favorite authors, while students will turn to it when writing reports.
Author: Christine A. Jackson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-10-02
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 0786480947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe relationship between traditional myths, fairytales and current fiction novels featuring women as crime-solvers is examined in this critical study. Using theories from Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, the author asserts that plots and imagery in these novels conform to quest narratives outlined in classical myths and traditional fairytales. Narcissus, Medusa, Orpheus and Orestes are a few of the figures emerging in today's mystery fiction. Among the mystery authors discussed are Patricia Cornwell, Amanda Cross, Sue Grafton, P.D. James, Sara Paretsky and Julie Smith. After establishing the anatomy of a mystery, the text discusses many myths, rituals and rites associated with mysteries, including myths of identity, religion and rites of initiation.
Author: Mary Hadley
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-10-02
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 078648361X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany aspects of British detective fiction are intriguingly different from the American detective fiction. And, confusingly, many of the British women detectives who have made it to American television are far from typical of the latest women detectives. This work is a study of British detective fiction with female protagonists written by women. Authors included are P.D. James, Jennie Melville, Liza Cody, Val McDermid, Joan Smith and Susan Moody. Special attention is paid to the evolution of the British female sleuth from the 1960s to the year 2000, particularly the 1980s, and how this shaped and altered detective fiction. Also discussed is the effect of the British judicial system and gun laws on detective fiction and real life, the types of crimes women detectives usually investigate, why certain directions have been taken and which ones may be taken in the future, issues being raised by the authors, and new women authors of detective fiction with female protagonists.
Author: Christin Lore Weber
Publisher: Yes International Publishers
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780936663159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a compelling new look at the centuries-old prayer of the rosary. It gives new meaning to the experience of prayer through exquisite glimpses into the heart of the mother of Jesus, who for women represents the power of life itself.
Author: Kathleen Gregory Klein
Publisher: Popular Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780879726829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContributors delineate the range of relationships among women writers, women detectives in mystery fiction, and women readers, examining detective fiction through the eyes of actual and hypothetical women readers in a gender- and genre-specific analysis. They offer a theoretical and critical investigation of both historical and contemporary models of mystery fiction. Authors discussed include Sara Paretsky, Joan Hess, Sue Grafton, and D.R. Meredith. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Kristy S. Coleman
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 0759110026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRe-riting Woman is an ethnographic study of Dianic Wicca, a modern Pagan religion in which the divine is solely feminine. Kristy S. Coleman explores Dianic Witchcraft, what it really means to practice Wicca today, and how our understanding of womanhood can change with the experience of a divine feminine.
Author: Sarah M. Pike
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0231124031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSarah Pike traces the history of New Age and Neopagan religions in the United States from their origins in the nineteenth century to their reemergence in the 1960s counterculture. She also considers the differences and similarities between the New Age and Neopagan movements as well as the antagonistic relationship between these two practices and other religions in America, particularly Christianity. Covering such topics as healing, gender and sexuality, millennialism, and ritual experience, she offers a sympathetic yet critical treatment of religious practices often marginalized yet soaring in popularity. Her book is a rich analysis of these spiritual worlds and social networks and questions why these faiths are flourishing at this point in American history.
