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Author Condren, Mary.
Title The serpent and the goddess : women, religion, and power in Celtic Ireland / Mary Condren.
Publisher Dublin : New Island, 2002.
Edition New ed.
LOCATION SHELF NO BARCODE STATUS
 Wexford General Lending  305.409415    55068  CHECK SHELF
Description xxviii, [ix]-xxv, 268 p. ; 22 cm. ; pbk.
Note(s) CW027
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-259) and index.
Contents [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.
Local Note / Price 13.32
Subject(s) Women -- Ireland -- History.
Patriarchy -- Ireland -- History.
Church and state -- Ireland -- History.
Women -- Religious life -- Ireland -- History.
Feminist theology.
Ireland -- Church history.
ISBN 190260296X
9781902602967
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