The faces of the goddess / / Lotte Motz
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Motz Lotte
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| Titolo: |
The faces of the goddess / / Lotte Motz
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 291.2114 |
| Soggetto topico: | Femininity of God |
| Mother goddesses | |
| 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 Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index |
| 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: | 0-19-773909-1 |
| 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.: | 9910777894203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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