Bibliograph

Goddesses, mysteries of the feminine divine, Joseph Campbell ; edited by Safron Rossi, Ph.D

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Label

Goddesses, mysteries of the feminine divine, Joseph Campbell ; edited by Safron Rossi, Ph.D

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Goddesses

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

837956716

Responsibility statement

Joseph Campbell ; edited by Safron Rossi, Ph.D

Sub title

mysteries of the feminine divine

Summary

"Previously uncollected lectures and writings that trace the evolution of the Goddess, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance, and interpret classical motifs. Offers insight into self-actualization for women. Edited and introduced by the executive director of the Opus Archives and Research Center"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

On the great goddess -- Myth and the feminine divine -- The goddess in Paleolithic cultures -- The goddess as nature -- Goddess-mother creator: Neolithic and early Bronze age -- Stone to copper: Anatolia and old Europe -- Copper to bronze: Crete -- Indo-European influx -- Spears and languages -- Burial mounds and suttee -- Mycenae -- Sumerian and Egyptian goddesses -- The abstract field: rise of civilization -- The Semitic influx: Sargon and Hammurabi -- Myth of Isis and Osiris -- Goddesses and gods of the Greek pantheon -- Artemis -- Apollo -- Dionysus -- Zeus -- Ares -- Athena -- Iliad and Odyssey: return to the goddess -- The judgment of Paris -- The Iliad -- The Odyssey -- Mysteries of transformation -- The once and future goddess -- Mystery cults -- The abduction of Persephone -- Dionysus and the feminine divine -- Amor: the feminine in European romance -- Virgin Mary -- The court of love -- The renaissance of the goddess -- Lift-off -- Appendix: foreword to language of the goddess by Marija Gimbutas -- Goddess studies: essential reading

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