The Politics of Women's Spirituality: Essays by Founding Mothers of the Movement - Softcover

Spretnak, Charlene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385172419 ISBN 13: 9780385172417

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1982

Synopsis

This feminist classic (first published in 1982) presents a chorus of voices exploring their authentic spirituality. The essays are active rather than reactive, revolutionary rather than reformist, and express a broad political awareness. Rather than codifying a religion exclusively for women, the authors address a range of contemporary issues that are informed by spirituality, our attitude toward life on Earth.
 
Part One: Discovering a History of Power
· What the Goddess Means to Women
· Mythic Heras as Models of Strength and Wisdom
 
Part Two: Manifesting Personal Power
· Consciousness/Energy/Action
· Self-Images of Strength and Wholeness
 
Part Three: Transforming the Political
· The Unity of Politics and Spirituality
· Applications of Spirituality as a Political Force

About this title

From the Publisher:

Rather than codifying a religion exclusively for women, the authors address a range of contemporary issues that are informed by spirituality, our attitudes toward life on Earth. The values and perceptions presented in this essay collection constitute a holistic paradigm, a dynamic model for the postpatriarchal era.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0385172419
• ISBN 13: 9780385172417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 622