The faces of the goddess /
Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was subsequently displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions and finds no signs of a common origin, and thus no evidence for a primordi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was subsequently displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions and finds no signs of a common origin, and thus no evidence for a primordial "Great Mother." Its conclusions stand in stark contradiction to the prevailing view. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-270) and index. |
ISBN: | 1429415460 9781429415460 1280527439 9781280527432 9786610527434 6610527431 |