The Hebrew Goddess (1967)

by Raphael Patai

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The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina.

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Raphael Patai	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Dever, William G.	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Stone, Merlin	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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To My Mother
On Her Eightieth
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INTRODUCTION
1. The Ubiquitous Goddess
Goddesses are ubiquitous -- this, in a nutshell, is the conclusion one reaches from a perusal of the voluminous and still growing literature on the history of religion.

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The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina.

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