Sofía

by Susanne Schaup

En Oriente, la noción de coexistencia de lo femenino y lo masculino en lo divino ha sido siempre aceptada. Pero no en Occidente. Este desajuste ha causado no pocos problemas y tragedias al mundo. La profesora S. Schaup nos muestra, en este fascinante libro, no sólo cómo reinstaurar el equilibrio sino cómo lo divino femenino

Genres: Religion, Paganism, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Rhiannon Grant · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an interesting but often weakly argued book - for example, it accepts claims now widely debunked (such as those about the 'pre-patriarchal' prehistoric world), reckons to know all about Judaism by reading the 'Old Testament' (author's term), and wavers between carefully distinguishing between entities and smooshing them together as and when it suits (Mary is separate from Sophia but Hindu goddesses are an expression of the same principle?). There are some parts which might be spirituality inspiring but the scholarship should be taken with care.

[Katrina Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a good overview of the Divine feminine in her many guises and discusses the many ways she's been diminished, wiped out, and denied by society. Shows a glimmer of hope that her re-emergence is happening, although I would have liked to see more about that. Perhaps it's not there because the re-emergence is in its infancy. Parts of the book get a bit bogged down, especially the sections about the mystics, but overall the book has a wealth of information.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Schaup argues that not only would a reorientation towards the Divine Feminine help to correct some of the problems with religion – and more specifically Christianity – today, she suggests that the Divine Feminine has lain dormant in the Christian tradition all along. Looking at Apocryphal books, as well as the Wisdom Literature of the Protestant Bible, she highlights Sophia in the well known texts.

[Juliana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought-provoking and interesting. May have lost something in translation from German, and for my having read it on a long bus trip. Nonetheless, intriguing. I feel like I'd need to read some of the theologians she references to really understand what she's getting at, however.

[Meg]

Gave up on this one too. Why can't anyone just write about actual SOPHIA without trying to assimilate her with all other Goddess-forms that have ever existed?

[Lesley-anne Brewster]

Found the primarily Christian material interesting but rather limited in scope.
Didn't help that many of the books etc referred to aren't available in my first language, English.