The sacred and the feminine : imagination and sexual difference /

The sacred and the feminine : imagination and sexual difference / edited by Griselda Pollock and Victoria Turvey Sauron. - London : I. B. Tauris, 2007. - xv, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - New Encounters :Arts, Cultures, Concepts. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-285) and index.

Writers from varied ethnic, geo-cultural and religious perspectives here join with secular cultural analysts to explore the sacred and the feminine in art, architecture, literature, art history, music, philosophy, theology, critical theory and cultural studies. Among the various topics aired are: priestesses in Ancient Greece, Tracey Emin, Kathleen Raine, Paula Rego, Ana Mendieta, Helen Chadwick, Indian art and French feminism.

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Feminism and art.
Women in art.
Women and religion.
Sex role in art.
Sex differences in art.
Religion in art.

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