Black madonnas : feminism, religion, and politics in Italy /

Italy is an intriguing paradox: a center of Catholicism in which echoes of goddess worship resonate in everyday Christian ritual. In the Christian tradition, whiteness symbolizes purity, blackness evil. In the religions of Old Europe, however, blackness evoked the fecundity of the earth. White madon...

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Main Author:	Birnbaum, Lucia Chiavola, 1924-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Northeastern University Press, c1993 Boston : ©1993 Boston, MA : [1993], ©1993 Boston : [1993]
Subjects:	1976 - 1994 1976- 1976-1994 Black Madonnas > Italy Black Virgins > Italy Feminism > Italy Feminist theology Feminist theory Black Madonnas Black Virgins Feminism Political science Politics and government Italy > Politics and government > 1976- Italy > Politics and government > 1976-1994 Italy > Religious life and customs Italy

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