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Condren, Mary.

The serpent and the goddess : women, religion, and power in Celtic Ireland / Mary Condren. - New ed. - Dublin : New Island, 2002. - xxviii, [ix]-xiii, 268 p. ; 22cm.

CW027

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-259) and index.

[Part I. The age of Eve] Eve and the serpent -- Crushing the serpent. [Part II. The age of Brigit] Brigit as a goddess -- Brigit of Kildare -- The sexual politics of the early Irish church -- The blasts of temptation -- From kin to king -- The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland -- Clerical celibacy -- The politics of virginity -- Conclusions: the age of the fathers.

ISBN: 9781902602967 : Euro 13.99 190260296X

LCCN: 2002491766

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--History--Ireland
Patriarchy--History--Ireland
Church and state--History--Ireland
Women--Religious life--History--Ireland
Feminist theology.
Women--Religious life--History--Ireland
Poetry by individual poets
European history
Gender studies: women & girls

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ireland--Church history

Dewey Class. No.: 305.409415