The serpent and the goddess : women, religion, and power in Celtic Ireland / Mary Condren.
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TextPublication details: Dublin : New Island, 2002.Edition: New edDescription: xxviii, [ix]-xiii, 268 p. ; 22cmISBN: - 9781902602967 :
- 190260296X
- Women -- Ireland -- History
- Patriarchy -- Ireland -- History
- Church and state -- Ireland -- History
- Women -- Ireland -- Religious life -- History
- Feminist theology
- Women -- Religious life -- Ireland -- History
- Poetry by individual poets
- European history
- Gender studies: women & girls
- Ireland -- Church history
- 305.409415
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending | 305.409415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 55068 |
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.
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