Goddesses : mysteries of the feminine divine
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-19872013
Book
"Previously uncollected lectures and writings that trace the evolution of the Goddess, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance, and interpret classical motifs. Offers insight into self-actualization for women. Edited and introduced by the executive director of the Opus Archives and Research Center"--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Goddesses : mysteries of the feminine divine / Joseph Campbell ; edited by Safron Rossi, PhD.
Author:
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987, authorRossi, Safron, editor
Imprint:
Novato, California : Joseph Campbell Foundation : New World Library, [2013].©2013
Collation:
xxvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
On the great goddess -- Myth and the feminine divine -- The goddess in Paleolithic cultures -- The goddess as nature -- Goddess-mother creator: Neolithic and early Bronze age -- Stone to copper: Anatolia and old Europe -- Copper to bronze: Crete -- Indo-European influx -- Spears and languages -- Burial mounds and suttee -- Mycenae -- Sumerian and Egyptian goddesses -- The abstract field: rise of civilization -- The Semitic influx: Sargon and Hammurabi -- Myth of Isis and Osiris -- Goddesses and gods of the Greek pantheon -- Artemis -- Apollo -- Dionysus -- Zeus -- Ares -- Athena -- Iliad and Odyssey: return to the goddess -- The judgment of Paris -- The Iliad -- The Odyssey -- Mysteries of transformation -- The once and future goddess -- Mystery cults -- The abduction of Persephone -- Dionysus and the feminine divine -- Amor: the feminine in European romance -- Virgin Mary -- The court of love -- The renaissance of the goddess -- Lift-off -- Appendix: foreword to language of the goddess by Marija Gimbutas -- Goddess studies: essential reading.
ISBN:
9781608681822 (hardback)
Dewey class:
202.114
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
102865
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Society | SOCIETY 202.114 CAMP | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Society | SOCIETY 202.114 CAMP | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | -Society | SOCIETY 202.114 CAMP | On loan - Due: 29 Jun 2026 |