Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic

Divine Women In Many Guises Have Featured In Every World Faith From Deep History Until The Present Day, Inspiring People And Cultures Across The World. In A CrossCultural And Global Approach, This Book Discusses Eve Alongside Inanna, Radha And Aphrodite In The Context Of Sex And Desire, While In The Chapter On Evil, Witches And Hecate Are Compared With Other Deities, Like Lamatu And The Cihuateotl, As Well As Monstrous Women Such As Taraka, Medusa, Rangda, And Lilith. Ideas Of Justice And Defence Are Explored In The Figures Of Athena, Sekhmet And Kali, And The Final Chapter On Compassion And Salvation Uncovers Links Between Isis, Mary, Tara And Guanyin. The Publication Concludes With A Discussion Of Contemporary Feminism And Modern Interpretations Of Goddesses. Until The MidTwentieth Century, The Disciplines Of Theology, Archaeology And History Were Heavily Dominated By Male Academics, Resulting In The UnderRepresentation Of WomenS Experience And Fewer Studies On Female Divinity. This Timely Book, Which Is Packed With Fascinating Insights Into Different Cultures And Beliefs, Seeks To Redress That Balance.