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Author Raphael, Melissa.

Title The female face of God in Auschwitz : a Jewish feminist theology of the Holocaust / Melissa Raphael
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2003

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 MELB  296.31174 Rap/Ffo  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS  296.31174 Rap/Ffo  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 228 pages ; 24 cm
Series Religion and gender
Religion and gender.
Contents 1. Reading post-Holocaust theology from a feminist perspective -- 2. The hiding of God's face in Auschwitz -- 3. Feminist intimations of the holy in Auschwitz -- 4. Face to face (with God) in Auschwitz -- 5. A mother/God in Auschwitz -- 6. The redemption of God in Auschwitz -- The princess and the city of death: a feminist maaseh, after Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav -- Select glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms
Summary "Melissa Raphael is Principal Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Gloucestershire."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Feminist theology.
Holocaust (Jewish theology)
Presence of God.
Femininity of God.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- History and criticism.
Redemption -- Judaism.
Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Jewish women in the Holocaust.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Personal narratives.
LC no. 2002031819
ISBN 0415236649 hardback
0415236657 paperback
Other Titles Jewish feminist theology of the Holocaust