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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814219203321

Autore

Burke Brigid <1972->

Titolo

Death and the maiden : the curious relationship between the fear of the feminine and the fear of death / / Brigid Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, United States of America : , : Algora Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

1-62894-400-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

200.82

Soggetti

Women - Religious aspects - Christianity

Greece Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

"Belief in an immortal soul and in salvation has a paradoxically negative impact on perceptions of the archetypal feminine in myth, religious scripture, and philosophy; this can be demonstrated using the lens of depth psychology. This book explores the idea from Ancient Egyptian times through the early Christian era"--