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The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G. Walker (1983, Trade Paperback)

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Tracing these concepts to their prepatriarchal origins, Barbara G. Walker explores a "thousand hidden pockets of history and custom in addition to the valuable material recovered by archaeologists, orientalists, and other scholars.".

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Do You Know... where the legend of a cat's nine lives comes from? why "mama" is a word understood in nearly all languages? how the custom of kissing began? whether there really was a female pope? why Cinderella's glass slipper was so important to the Prince? The answers to these and countless other intriguing questions are given in this compulsively readable, feminist encyclopedia. Twenty-five years in preparation, this unique, comprehensive sourcebook focuses on mythology anthropology, religion, and sexuality to uncover precisely what other encyclopedias leave out or misrepresent. The Woman's Encyclopedia presents the fascinating stories behind word origins, legends, superstitions, and customs. A browser's delight and an indispensable resource, it offers 1,350 entries on magic, witchcraft, fairies, elves, giants, goddesses, gods, and psychological anomalies such as demonic possession; the mystical meanings of sun, moon, earth, sea, time, and space; ideas of the soul, reincarnation, creation and doomsday; ancient and modern attitudes toward sex, prostitution, romance, rape, warfare, death and sin, and more. Tracing these concepts to their prepatriarchal origins, Barbara G. Walker explores a "thousand hidden pockets of history and custom in addition to the valuable material recovered by archaeologists, orientalists, and other scholars." Not only a compendium of fascinating lore and scholarship, The Woman's Encyclopedia is a revolutionary book that offers a rare opportunity for both women and men to see our cultural heritage in a fresh light, and draw upon the past for a more humane future.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006250925x
ISBN-13
9780062509253
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038259651

Product Key Features

Book Title
Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
Author
Barbara G. Walker
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Folklore & Mythology, General
Publication Year
1983
Genre
Self-Help, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
1136 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
43.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bl303
Copyright Date
1983
Lccn
83-047736
Dewey Decimal
306.4/082
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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