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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452118803321

Autore

Motz Lotte

Titolo

The faces of the goddess [[electronic resource] /] / Lotte Motz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

1-280-52743-9

0-19-802503-3

1-4294-1546-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

291.2114

Soggetti

Femininity of God

Mother goddesses

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-270) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Great Mother; 2. The Rise of a Goddess in Our Time; 3. Reverence of Nature: Northern Eurasia; 4. The Creativity of Suffering: The Eskimo; 5. The Lady of the Manor: Latvia; 6. The Human Condition: Mesopotamia; 7. The Mountain Mother: Anatolia; 8. Demeter, the Ravished Earth: Greece; 9. The Exaltation of Death: Mexico; 10. Amaterasu and Her Sacred Land: Japan; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Appendix A. The Sedna Tales; Appendix B. Derivation of the Goddesses; Appendix C. Development and Growth of the Goddesses; Appendix D. Classical Authors and Works

Appendix E. Mexican SourcesNotes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial ""Great Mother.""