My Grandmothers Baked Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: A Journey from Judaism to Goddess Spirituality

In this article, I trace my story from Jewish ‘war baby’ to thealogian embracing Goddess talk; a search for spirituality, as well as for roots. I explore, in particular, Asherah, whom I accept as the Hebrew Goddess, and I share some of the insights of academics who illuminated my path. I also touch...

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Main Author: daCosta, Jacqueline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-166
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Asherah
B DNA
B Bible
B Judaism
B my story
B Goddess
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Summary:In this article, I trace my story from Jewish ‘war baby’ to thealogian embracing Goddess talk; a search for spirituality, as well as for roots. I explore, in particular, Asherah, whom I accept as the Hebrew Goddess, and I share some of the insights of academics who illuminated my path. I also touch on the latest DNA evidence for the origins of Ashkenazi Jewry and my own search for identity.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09667350211055463