The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image Book by Jules Cashford
Language: English
Published by BCA Penguin, 1991
Series: Book 8 of 34 - Arkana S.
- Hardcover
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Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1991, See images for condition. About the book >.>.> The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image Book by Jules CashfordThe Myth of the Goddess traces the development of goddess imagery from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods, through the Bronze and Iron Ages, to the Virgin Mary as ?Queen of Heaven? Drawing on art, mythology, poetry, literature, archaeology and psychology, Jules Cashford and Anne Baring examine how the Goddess became excluded from formal Judaeo-Christian images of the divine, and consider when and how this happened and what its consequences have been. The authors describe the separation of God from an originally androgynous Goddess, and the eventual emergence of God as the sole creator of the world. They argue that the Goddess did not disappear entirely: the image of the universe as an organic, living and sacred whole persisted, though it was devalued and driven underground. The book also explores an imbalance between masculine and feminine images in the psyche, using patterns in myth, legend and history to argue for bringing these images into harmony. (MP).…
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- Title
- The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image Book by Jules Cashford
- Author
- Jules Cashford
- Publisher
- BCA Penguin
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670835641
- ISBN 13
- 9780670835645
- Series
- Book 8 of 34: Arkana S.
- Seller catalogs
- Mythology
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