The concept of the goddess

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...

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Collaborateurs: Billington, Sandra (Autre) ; Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J. 1947- (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: London New York Routledge 1996
Dans:Année: 1996
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Déesse
B Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis 1914-2006
Sujets non-standardisés:B Mitologia e mito
B Religiao (historia)
B Mythology
B Electronic books
B Biographie
B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B Goddesses
B Recueil d'articles
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé: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
The Concept of the Goddess /Juliette Wood --The Celtic Goddess as healer /Miranda Green --Now you see her, now you don't: some notes on the conception of female shape-shifters in Scandinavian tradition /Catharina Raudvere --Freyja and Frigg /Stephan Grundy --Freyja--a goddess with many names /Britt-Mari Näsström --Meg and her daughters: some traces of goddess-beliefs in magalithic folklore? /Samuel Pyeatt Menefee --Milk and the Northern Goddess /Hilda Ellis Davidson --Coventina's well /Lindsay Allason-Jones --Nemesis and Bellona: a preliminary study of two neglected goddesses /Glenys Lloyd-Morgan --Fors Fortuna in ancient Rome /Transmutations of an Irish goddess /Máire Herbert --Aspects of the earth-goddess in the traditions of the banshee in Ireland /Patricia Lysaght --The Causasian hunting-divinity, male and female: traces of the hunting-goddess in Ossetic folklore /Anna Chaudhri --The Mistress of the animals in Japan: Yamanokami /Carmen Blacker.
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Description matérielle:Online Ressource (xiv, 192 p.), ill.
ISBN:0-203-45638-6
978-0-203-45638-5
978-0-415-19789-2
0-415-19789-9
978-0-415-14421-6
0-415-14421-3