Why Women Need the Goddess
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"Why Women Need the Goddess" is a foundational feminist theological essay by Carol P. Christ that argues for the empowering and transformative significance of goddess imagery for women’s spirituality and identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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feminist theological essay ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
need for alternative religious symbols for women
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relationship between religion and patriarchy ⓘ |
| argues |
exclusive male God imagery contributes to women's oppression
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female divine imagery can transform women's self-understanding ⓘ goddess imagery is empowering for women ⓘ symbol systems shape social and psychological realities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
neo-paganism
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religious studies ⓘ women's studies ⓘ |
| author | Carol P. Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
exclusive male God-language
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patriarchal monotheism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
goddess imagery
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psychological empowerment of women ⓘ religious experience of women ⓘ women's identity ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
academic study of religion and gender
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contemporary feminist spirituality ⓘ feminist theology discourse ⓘ goddess movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
second-wave feminism
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women's liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
feminist scholars
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participants in feminist and goddess spirituality ⓘ students of religion ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
divine female
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empowerment through religious symbols ⓘ psychological effects of religious imagery ⓘ symbolic representation of the divine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
feminist theology
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gender and religion ⓘ goddess spirituality ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ women's spirituality ⓘ |
| movement | feminist spirituality movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating the psychological importance of goddess imagery for women
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foundational status in feminist theology ⓘ linking symbol systems to structures of power ⓘ |
| proposes | revaluing the female body and female experience through goddess symbols ⓘ |
| supportsView |
religious symbols influence gender roles
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women need images of the divine in female form ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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