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Autore |
Motz Lotte |
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Titolo |
The faces of the goddess / / Lotte Motz |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773909-1 |
1-280-52743-9 |
0-19-802503-3 |
1-4294-1546-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Femininity of God |
Mother goddesses |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-270) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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."" |
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