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Lost Goddesses of Early Greece : A Collection of Pre-Hellenic Myths by Charlene Spretnak (1992, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBeacon Press
ISBN-100807013439
ISBN-139780807013434
eBay Product ID (ePID)236662
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost Goddesses of Early Greece : a Collection of Pre-Hellenic Myths
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1992
TopicFeminist, European / General, Folklore & Mythology
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Literary Collections
AuthorCharlene Spretnak
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-041829
Dewey Edition20
Reviews'Charlene Spretnak has succeeded extremely well in presenting pure characterizations of the Old European goddesses as they were revered for millennia, long before the Indo-European elements were imposed to create Olympian mythology.' -Marija Gimbutas, author of The Language of the Goddess, "Spretnak's treatment of the myths is most impressive." --Walter Burkert, author of Greek Religion "Charlene Spretnak has succeeded extremely well in presenting pure characterizations of the Old European goddesses as they were revered for millennia, long before the Indo-European elements were imposed to create Olympian mythology." --Marija Gimbutas, author of The Language of the Goddess "A truly beautiful book. With it Charlene Spretnak has raised new and important questions about the power of myth." --Merlin Stone, author of Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood "The book is essential...both academically accurate and a personal medium of passage." -- CoEvolution Quarterly "Charlene Spretnak rediscovers the goddesses' early significance and in fascinating portraits restores them to their original glory." -- Publishers Weekly "A basic text of the goddess movement that has spread through feminist and ecological circles for a decade." -- Boston Globe "A poetic revelation of pre-Hellenic mythology." -- Los Angeles Times, 'Charlene Spretnak has succeeded extremely well in presenting pure characterizations of the Old European goddesses as they were revered for millennia, long before the Indo-European elements were imposed to create Olympian mythology.' -Marija Gimbutas, author ofThe Language of the Goddess
Dewey Decimal292.2/114
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFor thousands of years before the classical myths were recorded by Hesiod and Homer, the Goddess was the focus of religion and culture. In Lost Goddesses of Early Greece , Charlene Spretnak recreates, the original, goddess-centered myths and illuminates the contemporary emergence of a spirituality based on our embeddedness in nature., "Charlene Spretnak has succeeded extremely well in presenting pure characterizations of the Old European goddesses as they were revered for millennia, long before the Indo-European elements were imposed to create Olympian mythology."-Marija Gimbutas, author of The Language of the Goddess
LC Classification NumberBL782.S66 1992
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