This article considers the issue of racial difference in the Goddess movement, using the mythological figure of Arachne, a skilful weaver whom the goddess Athena transformed into a spider, to explore the unequal relational dynamics between white Goddess feminists and women of colour. Bringing Goddess spirituality and thealogical metaphors of webs and weaving into dialogue with postcolonial and black feminist perspectives on the politics of voice, marginality and representation, the article points to some of the ways in which colonial narratives weave through Goddess feminism, including practices of silencing and the romanticization of racial difference. Ultimately, I argue that feminist spirituality must recognize and address structural inequality between white women and women of colour, or in other words, listen to Arachne’s voice.

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阿拉克涅之声：种族、性别与女神

本文考虑女神运动中的种族差异问题，利用神话人物阿拉克涅（Arachne，一位被雅典娜女神变成蜘蛛的熟练织工）来探讨白人女神女权主义者和有色人种女性之间不平等的关系动态。文章将女神的灵性和网络的神学隐喻与后殖民和黑人女权主义关于声音、边缘和代表政治的观点编织到对话中，指出了殖民叙事通过女神女权主义编织的一些方式，包括沉默和种族差异的浪漫化。最后，我认为女权主义精神必须承认并解决白人女性和有色人种女性之间的结构性不平等，或者换句话说，倾听 Arachne 的声音。