The Concept of the GoddessSandra Billington, Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green Psychology Press, 1998 - 192 sidor The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including: * Celtic * Roman * Norse * Caucasian * Japanese traditions. The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults |
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The Celtic Goddess as healer | 29 |
some notes on | 41 |
Freyja and Frigg | 56 |
Freyja a goddess with many names | 68 |
some traces of goddessbeliefs | 78 |
Milk and the Northern Goddess | 95 |
Coventinas Well | 109 |
a preliminary study of two neglected 12229 | 120 |
Fors Fortuna in Ancient Rome | 135 |
Transmutations of an Irish goddess | 141 |
Aspects of the earthgoddess in the traditions of the banshee | 152 |
traces | 166 |
Yamanokami | 178 |
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The Concept of the Goddess Sandra Billington,Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 1996 |
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