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050 00 $aBL325.M6$bM37513 1999
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aMarkale, Jean.
240 10 $aGrande déesse.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe great goddess :$breverence of the divine feminine from the Paleolithic to the present /$cJean Markale ; translated from the French by Jody Gladding.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aRochester, Vt. :$bInner Traditions,$c1999.
300 $a266 pages :$bmaps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: The Vast Mother$g1 --$gPart 1$tImages and Sanctuaries of the Goddess --$gPart 2$tOur Lady in All Things.
520 1 $a"In ancient Babylon she was Anat, in Egypt, Isis and Hathor, Dana in Celtic Ireland, Rhea and Demeter in Greece, and in India, Anapurna the "Provider." She is the Great Goddess, the symbol of earth and the giver of life, the Vast Mother, who represented all the powers and mysteries of creation for our ancestors." "In this comprehensive exploration of the Goddess figure, Jean Markale, one of today's foremost Celtic historians, examines how over time patriarchal societies tried to force the preeminent power of the feminine into an obscure and subservient position, shifting her solar association onto masculine deities and discrediting those of her symbols, like the serpent, that could not be easily assimilated. With its extensive investigation of all the myths, sites, and sanctuaries devoted to this influential figure, The Great Goddess provides us with abundant evidence of the extraordinary permanence of her worship--even at the heart of those religions that tried to destroy her." "Markale explains how the Goddess did not simply disappear when her position was usurped, but went underground, resurfacing time and again in altered but distinctly recognizable forms. The great solar goddess of Celtic culture reappears as the mythical Grainne and in the well-known legend of Tristan and Iseult. Features of the primordial Lilith, relegated to darkness in rabbinical tradition, can be discerned in the incomprehensible Black Virgins of Christian sanctuaries. And one of the key figures of modern Christianity, the Virgin Mary, possesses all the characteristics of the ancient Mother Goddess: wisdom, beneficence, nurturance, and sacred sexuality. Whether in Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, Celtic Europe, or the present day, the goddess played, and continues to play, an integral part in society's need to connect with the source of all creation. Book jacket."--Jacket.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aMother goddesses.
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856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0644/99040763-t.html
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856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0644/99040763-d.html
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