Ancient Goddesses : The Myths and the Evidence

by: Goodison, L. Morris, C.

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Ancient goddesses : the myths and the evidence

Authors:Lucy Goodison, Christine Morris

Summary:Is the idea of goddess at the dawn of civilization a historical fact, or just consoling fiction? In this text, historians and archaeologists investigate the evidence for goddesses in ancient civilizations

224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Contents:
Rethinking figurines : a critical view from archeology of Gimbatus, the 'goddess' and popular culture / Ruth Tringham and Margaret Conkey
Twin Peaks : the archaeologies of Catalhoyuk / Lynn Meskell
Goddess of the ancient Near East 3000-1000 BC / Joan Goodnick Westenholz
Goddesses in early Israelite religion / Karel van der Toorn
The earliest goddesses of Egypt : divine mothers and cosmic bodies / Fekri A. Hassan
Beyond the 'Great Mother' : the sacred world of the Minoans / Lucy Goodison and Christine Morris
From Athena to Zeus : an A-Z guide to the origins of Greek goddesses / Mary E. Voyatzis
God or goddess : the temple art of Ancient Malta / Caroline Malone
a 'Mother goddess' in North-West Europe c. 4200-2500 BC? / Elizabeth Shee Twohig
Some Gallo-British goddesses : iconography and meaning / Miranda J. Green

The idea of a Mother or Earth Goddess has become a rallying-point for a generation weary of male-oriented religions. But is the idea of Goddess at the dawn of civilization a historical fact, or just consoling fiction? In this text, historians and archaeologists speak about this topic. From predynastic Egypt to classical Greece and early North West Europe to the Celts, they review the most recent evidence.

Ancient Goddesses : The Myths and the Evidence

by: Goodison, L. Morris, C.

• ISBN-13: 9780714117614 / 978-0-7141-1761-4
• ISBN-03: 0714117617 / 0-7141-1761-7
• British Museum Press, London, 1998

Price: 43,00 EURO

1 copy in stock