false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174885767m/452015.jpg 452015 2 This landmark book on feminist political theology is back in print. Focusing on Ireland, it provides a startling account of the decline of matriarchal power in Western civilization and analyzes its implications for today's women and today's Catholic Church. From the Age of Eve to the Age of Brigit, then the Age of Mary, to the Age of the Fathers, she traces the rise of patriarchal consciousness. She traces Brigit's roles as goddess and the remnants and traces of her in the old literature; her rise as Abbess for Kildare or Christian saint; and then her demise. She shows how Brigit had a tremendous influence over the rise of Christianity (in the 1100s Brigit had more churches named after her than Mary). After the rise of the twelfth century church and the imposition of dioceses, Mary became much more important as a symbol of virginity, as a symbol of the control of female sexuality. Then came the decline of the goddess and Brigit's influence and a rise in the repression of women. A pioneering and passionate book about the critical intersections between religion, Celtic myth, and the role of women. In a time of spiritual upheaval and questioning, this is a book that cries out to be read and re-read.""-Richard Kearney. Originally published in 1989 (Harper Collins), this is a very significant contribution to the reconstruction of Christian history in feminist terms. Mary Condren teaches at Trinity College's Centre for Women's Studies. 440639 1989 The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion, and Power in Celtic Ireland total:17|5:5|4:7|3:2|2:2|1:1| 17 64 40 2 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 14:03:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 14:10:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jul 24 13:34:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:37:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 01:09:08 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 01:09:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 15:53:43 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:53:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:20:43 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:20:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 23 10:10:21 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:10:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 17:32:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:33:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 07:38:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 07:38:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 19:24:31 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 19:24:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 20:03:40 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 20:03:40 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Jan 10 13:04:24 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:22:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 09 18:05:45 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 18:05:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 08 18:40:36 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 18:40:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 28 12:11:14 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 12:11:14 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Oct 24 08:19:45 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 08:19:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 20:44:25 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 20:44:25 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 07:21:38 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 07:21:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 01 23:53:24 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 23:53:24 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 18 14:31:25 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 14:31:25 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 04 14:04:36 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 14:04:36 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=452015