The Hebrew goddess
By: Raphael Patai.
Edition: 3rd enl. ed. / foreword by Merlin Stone.
Series: Jewish folklore and anthropology
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Myth in the Old Testament; Jewish mythology; Mother goddesses -- Palestine; Cabala -- History
Description: "The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-349) and index.