num_pages: 288
description: "Hirshfield's current collection brings together . . . an astonishing array of women writers from the 22nd century BC poet Enheduanna to Nelly Sachs and Anna Akhmatova." — Library Journal "Destined to become a classic. . . . An anthology of women's spirituality on this scale has never been attempted before and I cannot imagine it being better done." — Andrew Harvey
language: English
title: Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
titlecomplete: Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
genres: Womens Studies, Spirituality, History, Religion, Anthologies, Womens, Islam, Nonfiction, Feminism, Poetry
ratings_count: 445
publisher: Harper Perennial