Synopses & Reviews
In this definitive and powerfully argued study, the authors draw upon art, mythology, poetry, literature, archaeology, and psychology to show how the myth of the Goddess has been lost from Judeo-Christian images of the divine.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, scholarly accessible study, in which the authors draw upon poetry and mythology, art and literature, archaeology and psychology to show how the myth of the goddess has been lost from our formal Judeo-Christian images of the divine. They explain what happened to the goddess, when, and how she was excluded from western culture, and the implications of this loss.
Synopsis
"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.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [725]-736) and index.
About the Author
Jules Cashford writes and lectures on mythology and is the author of The Myth of the Goddess.