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"In her alternating roles of priest, confessor, and teacher of theology (and finally Christ figure), Beatrice leads Dante to see a feminine side to God, humanity, and himself. In Paradise, she teaches him to see and speak of men's souls as female, and women's as male; God is androgynous. This is a provocative and packed essay."Ferrante, Joan M. is the author of 'Dante's Beatrice Priest of an Androgynous God' with ISBN 9780866981224 and ISBN 0866981225.
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