{"product_id":"longing-for-darkness-tara-and-the-black-madonna-paperback","title":"Longing for Darkness: Tara and the Black Madonna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChina Galland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead China Galland's posts on the Penguin Blog\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith this book, China Galland brought increased attention to the spiritual traditions of the Black Madonna and other cross-cultural expressions of the feminine divine. The popularity of recent works by authors like Sue Monk Kidd and Kathleen Norris have only increased readers' fascination. Now with a new introduction by the author, \u003ci\u003eLonging for Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e explores Galland's spellbinding and deeply personal journey from New Mexico through Nepal, India, Switzerland, France, the former Yugoslavia, and Poland--places where such figures as Tara, the female Buddha of the Tibetan tradition, and the Black Madonna are venerated today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina Galland is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLonging for Darkness: Tara and the Black Madonna\u003c\/i\u003e. This highly praised nonfiction work on finding the feminine face of God was called \"vivid, vulnerable, and courageous\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \"exhilarating\" by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and a \"fascinating journey\" by Isabel Allende.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Galland has been research associate at the Graduate Theological Unions' Center for Women and Religion in Berkeley and is the founder and director of the Images of Divinity Research Project. She has been a popular Bay Area writing teacher, co-director of the Women and Girls Jail project, \"Free Spirits,\" and lectures widely on the topic of the divine feminine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe received a Hedgebrook Writers Invitational Residency and has won awards for her writing from the California Arts Council. Galland is a professor in residence at the Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She lectures, teaches, and leads retreats nationally and internationally on religion, race, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.78 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758782841120,"sku":"9780140195668","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3c5f4d11f92ff8fb962f7cb8d65645d.webp?v=1780135342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/longing-for-darkness-tara-and-the-black-madonna-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}