Atheism And The Goddess

Author : Anway Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783031273957

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Atheism and the Goddess by Anway Mukhopadhyay Pdf

This book seeks to explore the complex modes of interface between religion, atheism, and the Goddess in multicultural contexts. While atheism has often been seen as an interrogation of and a battle against God, the gender dimension of this discourse has not been sufficiently negotiated. Is the fight against God also a fight against the Goddess? Or is there something common between the ideological thrust of the battle against God the “Father” in atheism and the interrogation of the Divine Father in thealogy? Can the Goddess be seen as an entity radically different from the imperious transcendental that the atheists find embodied in God the Father? Or, can the Goddess be seen as “transcendental” as well as immanent, and hence subjected to the same atheist denial of transcendence to which God is subjected in non-theistic or anti-theistic arguments? With this volume, Anway Mukhopadhyay embarks on a difficult project of epistemologically, ideologically and even politically renegotiating and reorienting some of the fundamental issues involved in the discussions of and debates over atheism.

Author : Michael Martin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1139827391

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The Cambridge Companion to Atheism by Michael Martin Pdf

In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism, postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.

Author : Sanjit Chakraborty,Anway Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811972492

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Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism by Sanjit Chakraborty,Anway Mukhopadhyay Pdf

This book deals with the intricate issue of approaching atheism—methodologically as well as conceptually—from the perspective of cultural pluralism. What does ‘atheism’ mean in different cultural contexts? Can this term be applied appropriately to different religious discourses which conceptualize God/gods/Goddess/goddesses (and also godlessness) in hugely divergent ways? Is my ‘God’ the same as yours? If not, then how can your atheism be the same as mine? In other words, this volume raises the question: Is it not high time that we proposed a comparative study of atheism(s) alongside that of religions, rather than believing that atheism is centered in the ‘Western’ experience? Apart from answering these questions, the book highlights the much-needed focus on the philosophical negotiations between atheism, theism and agnosticism. The fine chapters collected here present pluralist negotiations with the notion of atheism and its ethical, theological, literary and scientific corollaries. Previously published in Sophia Volume 60, issue 3, September 2021 Chapters “Religious Conversion and Loss of Faith: Cases of Personal Paradigm Shift?” and “On Being an Infidel” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : John Keracher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Historical materialism
ISBN : WISC:89017621418

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How the Gods Were Made by John Keracher Pdf

Author : Trevor Greenfield
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781782799245

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The Goddess in America by Trevor Greenfield Pdf

An anthology with contributions from nineteen writers, The Goddess in America is a book that identifies the enduring experience of Goddess Spirituality through a four-part discussion focused on the Native Goddess, the Migrant Goddess, the Goddess in relation to other aspects of American culture (Feminism, Christianity, Witchcraft etc.) and the Goddess in contemporary America.

Author : Rosemary Ruether
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520940413

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Goddesses and the Divine Feminine by Rosemary Ruether Pdf

This landmark work presents the most illuminating portrait we have to date of goddesses and sacred female imagery in Western culture—from prehistory to contemporary goddess movements. Beautifully written, lucidly conceived, and far-ranging in its implications, this work will help readers gain a better appreciation of the complexity of the social forces— mostly androcentric—that have shaped the symbolism of the sacred feminine. At the same time, it charts a new direction for finding a truly egalitarian vision of God and human relations through a feminist-ecological spirituality. Rosemary Radford Ruether begins her exploration of the divine feminine with an analysis of prehistoric archaeology that challenges the popular idea that, until their overthrow by male-dominated monotheism, many ancient societies were matriarchal in structure, governed by a feminine divinity and existing in harmony with nature. For Ruether, the historical evidence suggests the reality about these societies is much more complex. She goes on to consider key myths and rituals from Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Anatolian cultures; to examine the relationships among gender, deity, and nature in the Hebrew religion; and to discuss the development of Mariology and female mysticism in medieval Catholicism, and the continuation of Wisdom mysticism in Protestanism. She also gives a provocative analysis of the meeting of Aztec and Christian female symbols in Mexico and of today's neo-pagan movements in the United States.

Author : Karen L. King
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UVA:X004145044

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Women and Goddess Traditions by Karen L. King Pdf

Goddess religion was widespread in the world of the Bible and is reflected in many biblical texts. This provocative and reliable book, based on thorough analyses of primary sources, examines the role of the feminine deity in religious piety in three areas: Asia, the ancient Mediterranean, and in three contexts today.

Author : Valerie Ann Abrahamsen
Publisher : Marco Polo Monographs
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123286226

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Goddess and God by Valerie Ann Abrahamsen Pdf

Vestiges of prehistoric Nature goddess, worshipped by Neolithic and other peoples for millennia, survived into Graeco-Roman period and influenced development of Christianity. While a male-dominated religious ethos supplanted goddess religion in the West starting in the Bronze Age, goddess beliefs and practices persisted underground. Evidence is drawn from the existence of goddess symbols in catacombs, other early church art, and basilica art from the early Byzantine era; extant folklore and folk traditions; magic and other quasi-religious practices evident in early Christian traditions; and rituals preserved by the church.

Author : Sandra Billington,Miranda Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134641529

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The Concept of the Goddess by Sandra Billington,Miranda Green Pdf

This volume is an up-to-date, highly readable study of the female aspects of religion both in past and present mythologies. It explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures.

Author : Carl Olson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Goddess religion
ISBN : 1577662733

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The Book of the Goddess, Past and Present by Carl Olson Pdf

"This comprehensive text, highly acclaimed as the premier sourcebook on goddesses, introduces students of religion to the various manifestations and complex nature of the goddess. Often a stranger to contemporary devotees of monotheistic religions, the goddess forces the recognition of female power, which can transform deeply held beliefs. The recent renewed interest in goddesses and the rise of feminist scholarship are addressed in this well-chosen collection of essays, written by an international group of scholars. The book elucidates the diverse religious cultures and periods of history in which goddesses have played an important role by providing examples of ancient and modern goddesses in Eastern and Western religious traditions, in major world and tribal religions, and in living religions and those no longer practiced."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Melissa Raphael
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1850759758

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Introducing Thealogy by Melissa Raphael Pdf

There are a number of participant accounts of the revival of Goddess religion among feminists in Europe, America and Australasia. But students and others interested in issues in the relation of religion, theo/alogy and gender need an accessible and concise critical overview of this contemporary religious phenomenon and its discourses. Introducing Thealogy, which offers a contextual analysis of the thealogy, ontology, historiography and ethics of various types of Goddess feminism, is designed to meet that need.

Author : William Arthur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : UOM:39015014703022

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Religion Without God and God Without Religion by William Arthur Pdf

Author : Dr. Vitthal Haramkar
Publisher : Dr. Vitthal Haramkar
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Logical Atheist by Dr. Vitthal Haramkar Pdf

The book describes atheism, Scientific temperament and how just simple reasoning and logical thinking can solve many social problems like superstitions and caste, Religion or gender discrimination. It discusses the God, religion, faith, superstition, myths and beliefs. Purpose of the book is to make people think on these concepts.

Author : Paul Reid-Bowen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317126348

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Goddess as Nature by Paul Reid-Bowen Pdf

Goddess as Nature makes a significant contribution to elucidating the meaning of a female and feminist deity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Bridging the gap between the emergent religious discourse of thealogy - discourse about the Goddess - and a range of analytical concerns in the philosophy of religion, the author argues that thealogy is not as incoherent as many of its critics claim. By developing a close reading of the reality-claims embedded within a range of thealogical texts, one can discern an ecological and pantheistic concept of deity and reality that is metaphysically novel and in need of constructive philosophical, thealogical and scholarly engagement. Philosophical thealogy is, in an age concerned with re-conceiving nature in terms of agency, chaos, complexity, ecological networks and organicism, both an active possibility and a remarkably valuable academic, feminist and religious endeavour.

Author : Elisabeth Benard,Beverly Moon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195352948

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Goddesses Who Rule by Elisabeth Benard,Beverly Moon Pdf

Goddesses often are labeled as one-dimensional forces of nature or fertility. In examining a number of goddesses whose primary role is sovereignty, this volume reveals the rich diversity of goddess traditions. Drawn from a variety of cultural and historical settings, the goddesses described here include Inanna of ancient Sumer, Oshun of Nigeria, and Cihuacoatl of pre-historical America.