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" Sophia, goddess of wisdom, bride of God / "
Caitlín Matthews
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BL
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587649
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GBA234692b416868
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| Main Entry
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Matthews, Caitlin,1952-
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Sophia, goddess of wisdom, bride of God /\ Caitlín Matthews
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1st Quest ed
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| Publication Statement
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Wheaton, Ill. :: Quest Books, Theosophical Pub. House,, 2001
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xxxiii, 430 pages :: portrait ;; 23 cm
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0835608018
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: 9780835608015
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Originally published: London : Mandala, an imprint of HarperCollins, 1991
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-415) and index
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| Contents
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Part one: black mistress -- Black goddess -- Sacred marriage -- Savior goddess -- Part two: white virgin -- Wisdom among the philosophers -- Wisdom builds her house -- Cloud on the sanctuary -- Divine androgyne -- Bride of God -- Virgin of light -- Black virgin -- Grail goddess -- Virgo viriditas -- Part three: red queen -- Veiled goddess -- Woman clothed with the sun -- Saint Sophia -- Apocalyptic virgin -- Sophianic millennium -- Our ancient future
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"Sophia, or "wisdom" in Greek, has been revered in many forms throughout history- from the Dark Goddess of ancient Anatolia; to her Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and Cabalistic manifestations; to her current forms as Mary and the orthodox St. Sophia. In the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas, Sophia sits with God until the creation. Then she falls into matter and becomes manifest in every atom, permeating all things "like the sparks that run through charcoal," as Matthews says. While God is "out there," the Goddess is "in here"--The mother-wit of practical inspiration and compassion at the heart's core. This definitive work comprehensively establishes a realistic Goddess theology for Westerners in the twenty-first century: grounding spirituality in daily life and the natural world; learning to work playfully and play seriously; ending the gender war to enjoy sacred marriage."--Amazon
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Femininity of God
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Wisdom (Gnosticism)
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Goddesses
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Women and religion
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