Shortcuts
Please wait while page loads.

Research Library catalogue

Back to Research Library home


PageMenu- Main Menu-
Page content

Catalogue Display

Feminine power : the divine to the demonic / Belinda Crerar ; preface by Mary Beard.

Catalogue Information
Field name Details
ISBN 9781921953514
Title Feminine power : the divine to the demonic / Belinda Crerar ; preface by Mary Beard.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Canberra, ACT : National Museum Australia Press ; London : British Museum Press, 2022.
©2022.
Description 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm.
Note "Published to accompany the Citi exhibition 'Feminine Power: the Divine to the Demonic' at the British Museum from 19 May to 25 September 2022; National Museum of Australia from 8 December 2022 to 23 August 2023" -- Title page verso.
"With 172 illustrations" -- Back cover.
First published: United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 2022. This Australian edition includes an additional essay on the Yawkyawk as shapeshifting sisters in solidarity by Pat Hoffie and Margo Neale.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-266) and index.
Contents Foreword / Hartwig Fischer -- Preface / Mary Beard -- Introduction -- 1. Creation & nature -- 2. Passion & desire -- 3. Magic & malice -- 4. Justice & defence -- 5. Compassion & salvation -- Yawkyawk : Shapeshifting sisters in solidarity / Pat Hoffie and Margo Neale -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Picture credits -- Index.
Summary "The representation of feminine power in world religion and mythology has played -- and continues to play -- an important role in shaping global cultural attitudes towards women and worship. This book brings together a varied range of material from six continents, including ancient sculpture, sacred artefacts and contemporary art, to explore the diversity of ways in which femininity has been perceived within spiritual traditions across the globe, from the ancient world to today." -- Back cover.
Subjects Women and religion
Goddesses -- History
Witches -- History
Women -- History
Women -- Historiography
Women -- History
Women in art -- Exhibitions
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Crerar, Belinda (writer of catalogue)
Beard, Mary, 1955- (writer of preface)
Other Corporate Bodies British Museum
National Museum of Australia
Call number NMA G 2022
NMA 2022 (2 copies)
Catalogue Information 100083796 Beginning of record . Catalogue Information 100083796 Top of page .
Item Information
Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
A0096126X NMA 2022
National Museum of Australia publications   . *, Not for Loan .  
A00961317 NMA 2022
National Museum of Australia publications   . *, Not for Loan .  
A00964208 NMA G 2022
National Museum of Australia publications   . Available to Museum Staff .  
. Catalogue Record 100083796 ItemInfo Beginning of record . Catalogue Record 100083796 ItemInfo Top of page .