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The Christian goddess
2011·209 pages
Scholarly study of goddess archetypes and Christian theology in George MacDonald's Victorian fantasies.
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Scholarly study of goddess archetypes and Christian theology in George MacDonald's Victorian fantasies.
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The Christian Goddess: Archetype and Theology in the Fantasies of George MacDonald, examines this British Victorian writer's employment of female figures to represent Deity. Such symbolism is extremely unusual for a Christian author of this period and anticipates the efforts of many modern theologians to develop an image of God as Mother. Bonnie Gaarden reads the goddess-figures in MacDonald's fantasies as both archetypes of the collective unconscious and as emblems articulating MacDonald's uniq...
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Substance use
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Central focus on Trinitarian, mystical, and universalist Christian theology
Magic & witchcraft
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Analysis of fantasy magic and supernatural figures in MacDonald's works
Occult / demonology
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Archetypal references to figures like Lilith and Kali
Political content
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Commentary on Victorian society and religion
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of evil, suffering, and soul-making
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