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The goddesses and gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC, myths and cult images / Marija Gimbutas.
Penn Museum Library GN803 .G55 1982b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gimbutas, Marija, 1921-1994.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion, Prehistoric--Europe.
- Religion, Prehistoric.
- Goddesses.
- Europe.
- Goddesses--Europe.
- Prehistoric peoples--Europe.
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Europe--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- New and updated edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California, 1982.
- Summary:
- Through study of sculpture, vases, and other cult objects from southeastern Europe, Gimbutas sketches the village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans. The goddess incarnating the creative principle as Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals, and other artifacts are analyzed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.
- Notes:
- Previous ed. published as: The gods and goddesses of Old Europe, 7000 to 3500 BC. 1974.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 256-269.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has erroneous LCCN printed on t.p. verso.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is 1996 reprint.
- ISBN:
- 0520046552
- OCLC:
- 8825828
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