For some it appears that the Jewish god Yahweh absorbed all the characteristics and functions of female goddesses. ... In every major archaeological excavation in Palestine small naked clay female figurines have been found. ... In the Old Testament there are stories regarding female heroic figures and women that have taken independent action, like Deborah or Jezebel. ... However, there are really two versions of creation in the Bible; in Genesis 1:27-29 "male and female created he them," and in Genesis 2:18-25 "woman made from Adam's rib....

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For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. Indeed, R.K.Narayan's heroine, Rosie, in his novel 'The Guide' is viewed only in relation to the main protagonist, Raju and Raju's mother is ...

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