Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
Contents:
Genesis : the Hebrew matriarchs -- Exodus : divine presence in nature -- Canaan : encountering the pagan past -- Temple : divine mother comes home -- Babylonian exile : the ethical mother -- Medieval : divine light and prayer -- Kabbalah : the feminine on the tree of life -- Shabbos queen : celebrating through history -- Early Chasiduth : Shekhinah's return to humanity -- Haskalah : back to Zion and the land of Israel -- Conclusion : contemporary Jewish feminism -- Birth and death -- Love and sexuality -- Divine guidance in dreams -- New moon -- Spiritual healing.
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