God and the Goddesses: Vision, Poetry, and Belief in the Middle Ages

by Barbara Newman

Book Overview

Contrary to popular belief, the medieval religious imagination did not restrict itself to masculine images of God but envisaged the divine in multiple forms. In fact, the God of medieval Christendom was the Father of only one Son but many daughters--including Lady Philosophy, Lady Love, Dame Nature, and Eternal Wisdom. God and the Goddesses is a study in medieval imaginative theology, examining the numerous daughters of God who appear in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219112
• ISBN13: 9780812219111
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"