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The Divine Feminine: Recovering the Feminine Face of God Around the World

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I am not a feminist or even a woman, but I have come to value the simple fact that making God only male gives high standards to male characture traits and those traits being carried forward as "divine", i.e. violence , war, domination of women and children. I do not say that violence and opression is a completely male arena, but I think we have a good sized near-monopoly on those vices. Thinking of God as a nurturing mother ,kind and caring to her children makes striving to be like God, a goal that would truly change the world into a better place.
A great historical study and a great break from the Boys club of the three mono-thesistic religions.

I find this book simple and profound, beautiful and informative. It is a book I will return to again and again for there are so many inroads to access the information, i.e. images, ritualistic hymns, poems and the beautiful artwork to be reflected on and contemplated. Harvey and Baring get right to the point of how the divine feminine is situated within each religious community. The text is well written and provides insight as to why there is so much anxiety about the body in contemporary culture.

For anyone interested in knowing more about the Goddess and her ancient origins this booke is entirely recommended reading. If you already know about the Goddess and are a devoted follower of Her, this booke should be added to whatever collection of bookes you already have. It is informative and respective of the Goddess in all Her aspects. The worship of the Goddess is now becoming more and more open and this is a goode time to be opening ourselves to discovering Her roots. I recommend this booke highly to anyone interested in learning more of the Goddess and Her ways.

The book was in better condition then described. I was pleased as it was a gift. Will consider future purchases.

i found this book to be lacking alot of info and not staying on any subject for too long, but i have to admit that yes i did learn a few things that i didnt know before