The Judas Compound (4 Volumes in 1) [Paperback]

Joyce James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2003

In the tradition of representative fiction, The Judas Compound blends autobiography, history, and myth to weave a chilling narrative of what any messenger of the Great Mother can expect in our culture. Written as a narrative poem, language plays a unique role in this portrait of the sovereignty of the Feminine-and the mechanics of its usurpation. As in the Grail legends, where members of the banquet find their platters magically replenished, Joyce James navigates a vast underground river of Grail literature to provide us just such a cornucopia of language and themes, both sacred and profane. A hundred-year feast of a book. Two books (Judas Compound and Glossary) in a slipcase.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Here, Joyce James does for the Goddess what James Joyce did for Ireland in FINNEGANS WAKE. This is genius. -- Arthur Nevis, author of LARES

This wonderful new book does well to focus upon mystery, and bravely attack our sorrows. --Dr. Norma Lorre Goodrich, author of MEDIEVAL MYTHS, THE HOLD GRAIL, ETC.

About the Author

Joyce James was born in London. She emigrated to the United States in 1947. Her poetry and essays appeared in literary journals and circulars on the West Coast in the 1960's and 1970's, during which time she taught philosophy and theology. Her first book, THE CRAFT OF INNER SPACE was published in 1970. She left teaching in 1984 to devote her time to writing, publishing THE MERRY MAID in 1991, THE JUDAS COMPOUND in 1994, and NOTER DAMUS in 2002.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1016 pages
• Publisher: Ladan Reserve Press; Slipcase edition (July 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962928712
• ISBN-13: 978-0962928710
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 7.6 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,998,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece, April 8, 2001

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Robert Burke ([e-mail]) (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Judas Compound (4 Volumes in 1) (Paperback)

To read this book I upgraded my library to include 1) Foreign language dictionaries, including Gaelic and Sanskrit, 2) a good dictionary of etymology, 3) Greek and roman Myths 4) multi-level encyclopedia.

As an English prof in NYC, I use this book in a Modern Lit class studying new writing published in the last decade. Not a single book is from a large commercial house - they are all from small presses.

In this era of sound bytes, 3 minute music videos, 100 minute movies and 200 page cookie-cutter novels, there's little new of any real substance coming into the culture. Thank heaven for the small presses that publish books like these. Joyce James is going to be one of the few female writers/bards/thinkers to be remembered from the late Twentieth Century American cultural wasteland.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars spilled ink on pressed pulp is now my epiphany!, October 20, 2002

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SIGSMONDO CELINE (AXIS MUNDI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Judas Compound (4 Volumes in 1) (Paperback)

that a mere book on mere pages could equal the relegious experience is something which i had not considered.......untill "THE JUDAS COMPOUND"
NOT AT ALL.......AT ALL.
I viewed it straight and levle, on the squair.......AND IN ARCADIA I.
ps. FNORD!