The Christian goddess
Subtitle: archetype and theology in the fantasies of George MacDonald
By: Bonnie Gaarden
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Madison [N.J.]; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781611470086; 9781611470093
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; Archetype (Psychology) in literature; Goddesses in literature; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Christianity and literature; Christian fiction; Femininity of God in literature; Theology in literature; History
Other titles: Archetype and theology in the fantasies of George MacDonald
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why goddesses?; title: The Great Mother; title: The terrible mother; title: The magic cauldron; title: The muse and the divine child; title: The great goddess; title: Biblical Sophia; title: Victorian Sophia; title: Patroness of heroes; title: The Kore; title: Conclusion: Witches and the god of love.