LEADER 01217nam--2200397---450- 001 990001218640203316 005 20050720114658.0 035 $a000121864 035 $aUSA01000121864 035 $a(ALEPH)000121864USA01 035 $a000121864 100 $a20031024d19801990km-y0itay0103----ba 101 0 $aeng 102 $aGB 105 $a||||||||001yy 200 1 $aAging and society$ecurrent research and policy perspectives$fEdited by Neil McCluskey, Edgar F. Borgatta 210 $aBeverly Hill$cSage Publications$dcopyr. 1980 215 $a216 p.$d22 cm. 225 2 $aSage Focus Editions$v21 410 0$12001$aSage Focus Editions$v21 454 1$12001 461 1$1001-------$12001 606 0 $aGerontologia$xSaggi$yStati Uniti d'America 676 $a301.43 702 1$aMcCLUSKEY,$bNeil G. 702 1$aBORGATTA,$bEdgar F. 801 0$aIT$bsalbc$gISBD 912 $a990001218640203316 951 $aII.5. 4046(XV B coll.330/21)$b90249 L.M.$cXV B 959 $aBK 969 $aUMA 979 $aSIAV3$b10$c20031024$lUSA01$h1239 979 $aPATRY$b90$c20040406$lUSA01$h1727 979 $aCOPAT6$b90$c20050720$lUSA01$h1146 996 $aAging and society$9984237 997 $aUNISA LEADER 02351nam 22003973u 450 001 9910463485603321 005 20210114014342.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519410 035 $a(EBL)166173 035 $a(OCoLC)51912602 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166173 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519410 100 $a20140217d2002|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Concept of the Goddess$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-14421-3 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface: the life and work of Hilda Ellis Davidson; Introduction; The concept of the Goddess; The Celtic Goddess as healer; Now you see her, now you don't: some notes on the conception of female shape-shifters in Scandinavian traditions; Freyja and Frigg; Freyja; a goddess with many names; Meg and her Daughters: some traces of goddess-beliefs in megalithic folklore?; Milk and the Northern Goddess; Coventina's Well; Nemesis and Bellona: a preliminary study of two neglected goddesses; Fors Fortuna in Ancient Rome 327 $aTransmutations of an Irish goddessAspects of the earth-goddess in the traditions of the banshee in Ireland; The Caucasian hunting-divinity, male and female: traces of the hunting-goddess in Ossetic folklore; The Mistress of the Animals in Japan: Yamanokami; Index 330 $aThe Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including:* Celtic* Roman* Norse* Caucasian* Japanese traditions.The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults. 606 $aGoddesses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aGoddesses. 676 $a291.2114 700 $aBillington$b Sandra$0695522 701 $aGreen$b Miranda$0156170 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463485603321 996 $aThe Concept of the Goddess$91927371 997 $aUNINA