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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Motz, Lotte
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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.
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