An indispensible overview of The Goddess throughout time
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The research and dedication that has gone into examining the development of how 'The Goddess' has been perceived and worshipped, is breathtaking.
However, this is far from a 'dry' academic read: the illustrations and the scholarship sweep you along the journey of 'The Goddes' from the Paleolithic era to the shadows that hang around The Virgin Mary in Catholicism. You can either read about a particular goddess or culture or just read chronologically with equal pleasure. This is an incredible journey for us all.
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Simply excellent. Catalyses feminine power!
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I read this book over four years ago - borrowed it from a library and could never find it again in bookshops. Imagine my delight to see it on Amazon! A must read for any woman who wants to retrace the hidden history of feminine spirituality. Throughly reserached with LOADS of great pictures, iconography and drawings. Not five stars - but six!!!
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A MUST for anyone interested in Feminine Spirituality
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This book takes the reader through all the aspects of the Goddess, from the stone-age Venuses, through prebiblical, biblical times, the burning times, virgin Mary, modern revival of the Goddess. Makes a wonderful text for teaching woman's spirituality.
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Excellent overview of the underlying myth of all myths
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This book gives follows the evolution of man's religious beliefs from the Paleolithic to modern day Christianity. It is filled with concrete examples of archeological findings and artifacts and attemps (succesfully) to describe them from a psychological point of view. The style is clear, easy to read, although some of artifact descriptions have somewhat far fetched interpretations. However, this book not only gives the reader a great historical overview of ancient civilizations and insight into their cultures, but shows quite conclusively the unifying (and underlying) link of the myth of the Great Goddess with all "future" mythologies. I highly recommend it, be it for personal enlightment or simply to gain a new world outlook.
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