The goddess myth in contemporary literature and popular culture : a feminist critique /

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"Goddess characters are revered as feminist heroes in the popular media of many cultures. However, these goddess characters often prove to be less promising and more regressive than most people initially perceive. Goddesses in film, television, and fiction project worldviews and messages that r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Magoulick, Mary J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2022]
Subjects:
Goddesses > Mythology.
Goddesses in literature.
Goddess religion.
Goddess religion in literature.
Goddesses in art.
Goddesses > Miscellanea.
Goddesses > Folklore.
Déesses > Mythologie.
Déesses dans la littérature.
Déesses > Culte.
Déesses dans l'art.
Déesses > Miscellanées.
Déesses > Folklore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Goddess religion
Goddess religion in literature
Goddesses
Goddesses in art
Goddesses in literature
Folklore
Trivia and miscellanea
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Appropriative Roots and (Un?)Feminist resonances of the goddess myth
  • Chapter 1: Origins, prehistory, and attending to science
  • Chapter 2: Mythic expressions of goddess culture and mythology - Chapter 3: Literary myths of matriarchy
  • Chapter 4: The bad goddess in film and television
  • Chapter 5: The good goddess in popular fiction
  • Chapter 6: Mixed messages in modern myths
  • Conclusion: Making mythic sense - Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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