Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0230618863
ISBN-13
9780230618862
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 18th, 2010
Print length
267 Pages
Weight
422 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 14.90 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
European historyClassical history / classical civilisationSocial & cultural historyAncient religions & mythologiesAncient historyEuropean historySocial and cultural historyIndigenous peoples in the Americas: religions, belief systems, cultural worldviews and spiritual beliefs
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This study of various female deities of Graeco-Roman antiquity is the first to provide evidence that primary goddesses were conceived of as virgin mothers in the earliest layers of their cults. By taking feminist analysis of divinities further, this book provides a fresh angle on our understanding of these deities.
In the Beginning: Chaos, Nyx and Ge/Gaia Athena/Neith/Metis: Primordial Creatrix of Self-Replication Artemis: Mother of the Wild, Patron of Amazons Hera: Queen of Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld Demeter and Kore/Persephone: Double Goddesses of Parthenogenesis Isis: Meri/Beloved and Mother of Horus Sophia: Divine Generative Force Conclusion
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