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The flame bearers:

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Random House, Oct 1, 1986 - Fiction - 275 pages
A bizarre and compelling story of a contemporary woman's initiation into an ancient goddess-worshipping sect and its secret teachings. A first novel by an established writer of non-fiction with a solid reputation in the women's market.

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User Review  - Leisha Wharfield - Goodreads

The most interesting feature of this book is the Goddess-worshiping Jewess sect. It gets as fantastic as you can imagine. The development of the protagonist is good and has a contemporary feel that ... Read full review

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Section 2
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Section 3
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DAUGHTERS OF THE ISRAELIS - New York Times
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Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, usa From Library Journal The Flame Bearers is an occult sect of Jewish women in whom "the sacred spark is burning ...
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About the author (1986)

Kim Chernin is a guest instructor at the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, where she teaches a course in psychoanalytic models with Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer. She is the author of two books about eros and memory, "Crossing the Border"  a trilogy of books on hunger, "The Obsession, The Hungry Self, " " " " " "  and a spiritual memoir, "In My Father's Garden."  She has studed music on her own since the age of seven, when she first began to play the piano.

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