Descent to the Goddess : a way of initiation for women

by Sylvia Brinton Perera

Paper Book, 1981

Status

Checked out

Publication

Toronto : Inner City Books, c1981.

Description

Pioneer study of the need for an inner female authority in a masculine-oriented society. Interprets the journey into the underworld of Inanna-lshtar, Goddess of Heaven and Earth, to see Ereshkigal, her dark sister. So must modern women descend into the depths of themselves. Rich in insights.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Laurenbdavis
Fascinating study of the Sumerian Inanna-Ishtar myth and her descent into the underworld to Ereshkigal, her dark 'sister.' The author present a journey of feminine initiation. Some discussion of feminist theory, which will likely be more interesting to the therapist than the lay reader. For a
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writer like me, there is much inspiring symbolism. A slim volume, and somewhat academic, but surprisingly readable for all that.
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LibraryThing member jsabrina
This book was my introduction to "The Descent of Inanna" -- and while I now would have a somewhat different perspective than Perera takes, it's still an excellent tool for opening up an ancient text for modern relevance.

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Original publication date

1981

Physical description

23 cm

ISBN

0919123058 / 9780919123052
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