Living in the Lap of the Goddess / Edition 1

by Cynthia Eller

Overview

A fascinating introduction to one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the United States today. Through interviews, participant-observation, and analysis of movement literature, Cynthia Eller explores what women who worship the goddess believe; how they express those beliefs in private, in public, and in the political realm; and the place of feminist spirituality in the history of American religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807065075
Publisher:	Beacon Press
Publication date:	12/28/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	299
Sales rank:	405,456
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Eller is the author of LIVING IN THE LAP OF THE GODDESS (Beacon Press), a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1994, and of CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Editorial Reviews

A superb empirical and phenomenological rendering of this diverse and complex religious movement. . . An essential work for all libraries since no other book parallels this one in its scope, accuracy, vividness, and scholarship. —Choice

"Stands alone as a clear and careful study of the entire movement." —Parabola

"Insightful and well-researched. . . Conveys a vivid sense of the women's individuality, allowing their voices to shine through in all their sincerity and passion." —Women's Review of Books

"Detailed, honest, fascinating, and accurate. . . The best book of its kind since Drawing Down the Moon!" —STARHAWK

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