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Whence the goddesses : a source book
- Title
- Whence the goddesses : a source book / Miriam Robbins Dexter.
- Author
- Dexter, Miriam Robbins, 1943-
- Publication
- New York : Pergamon Press, 1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BL473.5 .D48 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 280 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Discusses the history of goddesses and examines the accural of characteristics, powers, and functions among goddesses through ancient Europe and other areas inhabited by Indo-European speaking peoples"--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- The Athene series
- Uniform Title
- Athene series
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269)
- Contents
- Bird and snake iconography -- Goddesses of the ancient Near East -- Male-God-centered societies -- Latvian and Lithuanian goddesses -- Ancient Slavic goddesses -- Iranian goddesses and Zoroastrianism -- Indic goddesses -- Irish and Welsh goddesses -- Germanic goddesses -- Greek goddesses -- Roman goddesses -- Functions of the female in male-centered society -- Woman's three life-phases and the distribution of energy -- Conclusion: bestowal of energy and reciprocity -- the challenges of the future.
- ISBN
- 0080372791
- 9780080372792
- 0080372813
- 9780080372815
- LCCN
- 89035838
- OCLC
- ocm19970865
- 19970865
- SCSB-1749767
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library