Death and the maiden
Subtitle: the curious relationship between the fear of the feminine and the fear of death
By: Brigid Burke
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781628943986; 9781628943993; 9781628944006
Subjects: Women; Religious aspects; Death; Christianity; Judaism; Religion
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.