Whence the Goddesses
Author : Miriam Robbins Dexter
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807762349
Whence the Goddesses
Author : Miriam Robbins Dexter
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Book Description
"Discusses the history of goddesses and examines the accural of characteristics, powers, and functions among goddesses through ancient Europe and other areas inhabited by Indo-European speaking peoples"--Back cover.
Sacred Display
Author :
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1621968324
Book Description
The Living Goddesses
Author : Marija Gimbutas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2001-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520229150
Book Description
Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be venerated through the modern era.
The Language of the Goddess
Author : Marija Gimbutas
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Goddesses
ISBN : 9780500014806
Book Description
The goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world. In this volume the author resurrects the world of goddess-worshipping, earth-centred cultures, bringing ancient matriarchal society to life.
Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines
Author : Patricia Monaghan, PhD
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 28,5 MB
Release : 2014-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 160868217X
Book Description
More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.
Mythastrology
Author : Raven Kaldera
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738705163
Book Description
2005 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) 1st Runner Up in Non-Fiction category! In ancient times, priests, poets, and astrologers studied the movements of the planets to understand the cycles of life. Mars, Venus, Neptune - the planets themselves are named after gods and goddesses of civilizations past. MythAstrology is a guide to understanding the expression of planetary energies through the signs of the zodiac. Explore the many myths that you may be living, their lessons, and their rewards and difficulties by discovering your own astrological mythology. All you need is a copy of your astrological birth chart and this book to form a complete astromythological profile of yourself and your friends and family. Deepen your understanding of ancient myth, modern astrology, and your own psyche.
Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses
Author : Michael Jordan
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Goddesses
ISBN : 1438109857
Book Description
Presents brief entries describing the gods and goddesses from the mythology and religion of a wide variety of cultures throughout history.
Sacred Architecture, Its Rise, Progress, and Present State
Author : Richard Brown
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 1845
Category : Architecture, Gothic
ISBN :
Book Description
The Origin of the Gods
Author : Richard S. Caldwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 38,24 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Gods, Greek
ISBN : 0195072669
Book Description
Presented in clear, comprehensible language, this study first explains the aspects of psychoanalytic theory relevant to the understanding of Greek myth, and then interprets, using psychoanalytic methodology, the Greek myth of origin and succession, particularly as stated in Hesiod's Theogony. Caldwell's provocative study will appeal to a wide range of classicists, teachers and students of mythology, and those interested in the application of psychoanalytic methods to literature.
