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Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780520253988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published under the title: God and goddesses of Old Europe, 7000-3500 B.C.
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780520019959
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2001-01-12
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780520229150
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be venerated through the modern era.
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780062512437
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A noted archaeologist demonstrates the existence of prehistoric goddess-worshipping, egalitarian, nonviolent cultures whose hidden heritage is just now being restored
Author: H. Davidson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 1990-12-13
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 0141941502
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser gods of the age.
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Thames Hudson
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780500272381
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC long before Greek or Judaeo-Christian civilizations flourished had a distinct culture with its own unique identity. The mythical imagery of this era tells us much about early humanitys concept of the cosmos, of human relations with nature, of the complementary roles of male and female. Through study of sculpture, vases and other cult objects, 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 analysed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.
Author: Glenys Livingstone
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 0595349900
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →PaGaian Cosmology brings together a religious practice of seasonal ritual based in a contemporary scientific sense of the cosmos and female imagery for the Sacred. The author situates this original synthesis in her context of being female and white European transplanted to the Southern Hemisphere. Her sense of alienation from her place, which is personal, cultural and cosmic, fires a cosmology that re-stories Goddess metaphor of Virgin-Mother-Crone as a pattern of Creativity, which unfolds the cosmos, manifests in Earth's life, and may be known intimately. PaGaian Cosmology is an ecospirituality grounded in indigenous Western religious celebration of the Earth-Sun annual cycle. By linking to story of the unfolding universe this practice can be deepened, and a sense of the Triple Goddess-central to the cycle and known in ancient cultures-developed as a dynamic innate to all being. The ritual scripts and the process of ritual events presented here, may be a journey into self-knowledge through personal, communal and ecological story: the self to be known is one that is integral with place. PaGaian Cosmology may be used as a resource for individuals or groups seeking new forms of devotional expression and an Earth-based pathway to wisdom within.
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2001-01-12
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 0520229150
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be venerated through the modern era.
Author: Leonard Shlain
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1999-09-01
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780140196016
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind.
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: 1993-11-05
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 9780062508041
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-centred culture, this text provides a picture of a complex world, offering evidence of the matriarchal roots of civilization.
