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

• Autore: Motz Lotte
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 291.2114
• Soggetto topico: Femininity of God; Mother goddesses
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.""
• Titolo autorizzato: The faces of the goddess
• ISBN: 1-280-52743-9; 0-19-802503-3; 1-4294-1546-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452118803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II