Do women really need a "god/ess" to save them? An inquiry into notions of the divine feminine

Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-156

  Hewitt, Marsha Aileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 63849261056     PISSN: 09433058     EISSN: 15700682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006898X00024     Document Type: Review

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