Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist Philosophy

by Mary Daly

Book Overview

This title aims to offer a journey into the interior of language. The author reveals the patriarchal construction of language and religious imagery, offering alternatives. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807015040
• ISBN13: 9780807015049
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Length: 471 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A-mazing!!! And definitely not A-musing....

A thought provoking, fun, enlightening, frightening, epic work that is not for the feint at heart. Ms. Daly is poetic, hectic, a wonderful Webster indeed. If you are white and male, be prepared but try not to put up too many defenses--read and try to understand what 4000+ years of oppression has wrought. If you are female and you don't read this work, you have done a diservice to yourself, your mothers, your daughters, and all of humankind. Ms. Daly has shaken my slumber and kicked my rear and said the work is not yet done.

"Man"datory reading for students of all ages...

This book opens doors to discussion with it's flowing prose and evocative stance. Shake 'em up Mary! Pure Lust is skillfully wrought and well worth the time to track down out of print copies! (Yes! They are out there! You may want to order two copies as you will surely have one copy out on the rounds on permanent loan.) My lovely edition was the only item stolen from a women's locker room- best wishes to she who has it now- please pass it on... Enjoy!

superb and threatening to males

I really love this book, and I really love Mary Daly. Who else could expose the white male agenda of hatred with greater aplomb while focusing exclusively on Women! This is a treat, both intellectually and emotionally. Mary Daly is a genius.