"A superb empirical and phenomenological rendering of this diverse and complex religious movement. . .
. An essential work for all librar ies since no other book parallels this one in its scope, accuracy, vividness,
and scholarship."
--Choice
Beacon Press Web Site, May, 2001
Summary
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1994.
Through interviews, participant-observation, and analysis of movement literature, Cynthia Eller explores what women
who worship the goddess believe; how they express those beliefs in private, in public, and in the political realm;
and the place of feminist spirituality in the history of American religion.
