The Myth of the Goddess

Informationen zum Autor Jules Cashford writes and lectures on mythology and is the author of The Myth of the Goddess . Klappentext "An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."-Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis. Zusammenfassung "An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."?Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The mother Goddess and her son-lover: in the beginning - the Paleolithic mother Goddess; the Neolithic great Goddess of Sky! Earth and Waters; Crete - the Goddess of Life! Death and Regeneration; the Bronze Age - the mother Goddess and her son-lover; Inanna-Ishtar - Mesopotamian Goddess of The Great Above and The Great Below; Isis of Egypt - Queen of heaven! Earth and Underworld; Tiamat of Babylon - the defeat of the Goddess; Goddesses of Greece - Gaia! Hera! Artemis and Athena. Part 2 The sacred marriage: Goddesses of Greece - Aphrodite! Demeter and Persephone; Cybele - great Goddess of Anatolia and Rome; the Iron Age - the great father God Yahweh-Elohim; the hidden Goddess in the Old Testament; Eve - the mother of all living; Mary - the return of the Goddess; Sophia - mother! daughter and bride; the sacred marriage of Goddess and God - the reunion of nature and spirit. Appendices: prehistoric times; the Christian gospels.

Product details

• Authors: A. Baring, Anne Baring, Baring Anne, J. Cashford, Jules Cashford, Cashford Jules, Laurens Van Der Post
• Assisted by: Laurens Van Der Post (Foreword)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.1993
• EAN: 9780140192926
• ISBN: 978-0-14-019292-6
• No. of pages: 800
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Compass; Compass
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)