{"product_id":"the-mary-daly-reader-9781479877768","title":"The Mary Daly Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMakes key excerpts from Daly's work accessible to readers who are seeking to access the essence of her thought in a single volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutrageous, humorous, inflammatory, Amazonian, intellectual, provocative, controversial, and a discoverer of Feminist word-magic, Mary Daly's influence on Second Wave feminism was enormous. She burst through constraints to articulate new ways of being female and alive. This comprehensive reader offers a vital introduction to the core of Daly's work and the complexities secreted away in the pages of her books. Her major theories--Bio-philia, Be-ing as Verb, and the life force within words--and major controversies--relating to race, transgender identity, and separatism--are all covered, and the editors have provided introductions to each selection for context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text has been crafted to be accessible to a broad readership, without diluting Daly's witty but complicated vocabulary. Begun in collaboration with Daly while she was still alive, and completed after her death in 2010, the chapters in this book will surprise even those who thought they knew her work. They contain highlights from Mary Daly's published works over a forty-year span, including her major books Beyond God the Father, Gyn\/Ecology, and Pure Lust, as well as smaller articles and excerpts, with additional contributions from Robin Morgan and Mary E. Hunt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for those seeking an introduction to this path-breaking feminist thinker, \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Daly Reader\u003c\/i\u003e makes key excerpts from her work accessible to new readers as well as those already familiar with her work who are seeking to access the essence of her thought in a single volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunt, Mary E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mary E. Hunt is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Women s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan, Robin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor of \u003cem\u003eSisterhood Is Powerful\u003c\/em\u003e, named \"One of the 100 most influential Books of the 20th Century\" by the New York Public Library.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaly, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMary Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2010) was an American radical feminist philosopher, academic, and theologian. She taught at Boston College for 33 years.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338195079442,"sku":"9781479877768","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc0a26a5-4876-470b-b2f8-6722765d8fb6.jpg?v=1727978187","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mary-daly-reader-9781479877768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}