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UNINA9910808701703321 |
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Autore |
Gaarden Bonnie <1953-> |
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Titolo |
The Christian goddess : archetype and theology in the fantasies of George MacDonald / / Bonnie Gaarden |
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Madison [N.J.], : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-07193-2 |
9786613071934 |
1-61147-009-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Goddesses in literature |
Femininity of God in literature |
Archetype (Psychology) in literature |
Theology in literature |
Christian fiction - History and criticism |
Fantasy fiction, English - History and criticism |
Christianity and literature - Scotland - History - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Goddesses?; Chapter one; The Great Mother; Chapter Two; The Terrible Mother; Chapter Three; The Magic Cauldron; Chapter four; The Muse and the Divine Child; Chapter five; The Great Goddess- The Left Hand of God; Chapter Six; Biblical Sophia; Chapter Seven; Victorian Sophia; Chapter eight; Patroness of Heroes; Chapter nine; The Kore; Conclusion: Witches and the God of Love; Notes; Works Cited; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Christian Goddess examines the goddess-figures in the fantasies and fairy tales of George MacDonald. Bonnie Gaarden asserts that MacDonald, a Victorian Scot who wrote one of the first adult fantasy novels produced in English and became a powerful influence on C. S. Lewis, also 'anticipated the modern quest for the feminine face of God. ' Gaarden analyzes the feminine divinities in MacDonald's fantasy |
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