Goddesses

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including the four-volume The Masks of God and The Power of Myth (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature. Klappentext Explores the mysteries of the feminine divine. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Intro - Themes of the Feminine Divine2. Old Europe - Paleolithic, Neolithic, Gimbutas3. Aegean, Cretan Goddesses4. Sumerian, Egyptian Goddesses5. Indian Goddesses - Maya (Aesthetics), Shakti6. Greek Pantheon - Aphrodite, Persephone (Indo-European syncretism)7. Odyssey8. Labyrinth9. Mysteries of Transformation - Eleusinian, Dionysian, Pietroasa, Gafurius, Orphic10. Biblical Tradition - Old & New Testament, Mary11. Middle Ages - Troubadours & Courtly Love, Arthurian Legends, Agape & Amor12. Joseph Campbell in Context - Second Wave Feminism, Heroine Mythology

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Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including the four-volume The Masks of God and The Power of Myth (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature.

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Explores the mysteries of the feminine divine.

Contenu

1. Intro — Themes of the Feminine Divine

2. Old Europe — Paleolithic, Neolithic, Gimbutas

3. Aegean, Cretan Goddesses

4. Sumerian, Egyptian Goddesses

5. Indian Goddesses — Maya (Aesthetics), Shakti

6. Greek Pantheon — Aphrodite, Persephone (Indo-European syncretism)

7. Odyssey

8. Labyrinth

9. Mysteries of Transformation — Eleusinian, Dionysian, Pietroasa, Gafurius, Orphic

10. Biblical Tradition — Old & New Testament, Mary

11. Middle Ages — Troubadours & Courtly Love, Arthurian Legends, Agape & Amor

12. Joseph Campbell in Context — Second Wave Feminism, Heroine Mythology