Goddesses Who Rule

Zusatztext An interesting survey of regiocultural understandings of goddesses' relationship to human authority. Klappentext Goddesses often are labelled as one-dimensional forces of nature or fertility. In examining a number of goddesses whose primary role is sovereignty, this volume reveals the rich diversity of goddess traditions. Drawn from a variety of cultural and historical settings, the goddesses described here include Inanna of ancient Sumer; Oshun of Nigeria; and Cihuacoatl of pre-historical America. Zusammenfassung Goddesses often are labelled as one-dimensional forces of nature or fertility. In examining a number of goddesses whose primary role is sovereignty! this volume reveals the rich diversity of goddess traditions. Drawn from a variety of cultural and historical settings! the goddesses described here include Inanna of ancient Sumer; Oshun of Nigeria; and Cihuacoatl of pre-historical America.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beverly Benard Moon
• Mitarbeit: Elisabeth Benard (Herausgeber), Elisabeth Anne Benard (Herausgeber), Benard Elisabeth (Herausgeber), Beverly Moon (Herausgeber), Beverly Ann Moon (Herausgeber), Moon Beverly (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.10.2000
• EAN: 9780195121315
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512131-5
• Seiten: 272
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Nature & existence of God, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Other non-Christian religions, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine, Further religions and spiritual beliefs,