The faces of the goddess / Lotte Motz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motz, Lotte, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mother goddesses.

Femininity of God.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial "Great Mother.".

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Great Mother; 2. The Rise of a Goddess in Our Time; 3. Reverence of Nature: Northern Eurasia; 4. The Creativity of Suffering: The Eskimo; 5. The Lady of the Manor: Latvia; 6. The Human Condition: Mesopotamia; 7. The Mountain Mother: Anatolia; 8. Demeter, the Ravished Earth: Greece; 9. The Exaltation of Death: Mexico; 10. Amaterasu and Her Sacred Land: Japan; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Appendix A. The Sedna Tales; Appendix B. Derivation of the Goddesses; Appendix C. Development and Growth of the Goddesses; Appendix D. Classical Authors and Works; Appendix E. Mexican Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index

Notes:

Bibliography: p256-270. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-270) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773909-1

1-280-52743-9

0-19-802503-3

1-4294-1546-0

OCLC:

476013274