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The Return of the Goddess: A Divine Comedy
The Return of the Goddess A Divine Comedy
Author: Elizabeth Cunningham
In the tradition of Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, this extraordinary novel describes the sudden reappearance of the erotic pagan goddess in the unlikely hands of an Episcopal minister's wife. Set in the atmospheric Hudson River Valley, the book tells the story of Esther Peters, who fashions an image out of Playdoh that will effectively transfor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780882681573
ISBN-10: 0882681575
Publication Date: 9/1/1993
Pages: 388
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Publisher: Station Hill Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Cunningham does a good job on conjruing the power of the Goddess tradition and on highlighting Christianity's pervasive anti-female prejudices, but falls down on characterization. Still, there are moments of magic in this tale of a modern woman re-discovering the power of the Goddess


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