| Descript |
xx, 286 pages illustrations 26 cm |
| Contents |
Religion in Prepatriarchal Europe -- Images of Goddesses and Gods -- Symbols, Signs, and Sacred Script -- The Tomb and the Womb -- Temples -- Sacred Stone and Wood Ceremonial Centers -- Matrilineal Social Structure as Mirrored in Religion and Myth -- The Living Goddesses -- The Minoan Religion in Crete -- The Greek Religion -- The Etruscan Religion -- The Basque Religion -- The Celtic Religion -- The Germanic Religion -- The Baltic Religion. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-259) and index |
| Summary |
"The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. Gimbutas flew in the face of contemporary archaeology when she reconstructed through her tireless research in the field and in local texts and mythologies goddess-centered cultures that predated historic patriarchal cultures by many thousands of years." "This volume which was close to completion at the time of her death, contains the distillation of Gimbutas studies combining the memorable findings of her earlier work with new discoveries, insights, and analysis."--Jacket. |
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Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be venerated through the modern era. |
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Religionshistoria
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Gudinnor
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Neolitisk tid
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Folkliv
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Folktro
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Fornlämningar
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Religion, Prehistoric -- Europe.
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Goddesses, Prehistoric -- Europe.
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Neolithic period -- Europe.
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Folklore -- Europe.
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Antiquities.
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Folklore.
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Goddesses, Prehistoric.
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Neolithic period.
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Religion.
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Religion, Prehistoric.
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Gods and goddesses -- Europe.
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Stone Age -- Europe.
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Church history -- Europe.
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Förhistoriska människan -- religiösa aspekter
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Europa
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Europe -- Religion.
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Europe -- Antiquities.
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Europe.
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| Genre |
History.
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| Alt Author |
Dexter, Miriam Robbins, 1943- Author. Editor.
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| ISBN |
0520229150 |
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9780520229150 |
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0520213939 (alk. paper) |
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9780520213937 (alk. paper) |
| Class. |
202.114
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15.40
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291.14
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