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050 4 $aBL473.5$b.G55 2001
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100 1 $aGimbutas, Marija,$d1921-1994.
245 14 $aThe language of the goddess :$bunearthing the hidden symbols of western civilization /$cMarija Gimbutas ; [foreword by Joseph Campbell]
260 $aLondon :$bThames & Hudson,$c2001.
300 $axxiii, 388 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
500 $aOriginally published: 1989.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369) and index.
505 0 $aI. Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols -- Zig-zag and M sign -- Meander and waterbirds -- Breasts of the bird goddess -- Streams -- Eyes of the goddess -- Open mouth/beak of the goddess -- Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instrumets -- The ram, animal of the bird goddess -- Net motif -- Tri-line and power of three -- Vulva and birth -- Deer and bear as Primeval mothers -- Snake -- II. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother -- Power of twos -- Male gods and daimones -- III. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death -- Egg -- Columns of life -- Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass and bird's claws -- Ship of renewal -- Frog, hedgehog, and fish -- Bull, bee, and betterfly -- IV. Energy and unfolding: :Spiral, Lunar cycle, snake coil, hook and axe -- Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and arimal whirls -- Hands and feet of the goddess -- Standing stones and circles -- Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess -- Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras -- The world view of the culture of the goddess -- Glossary of symbols -- Tyhpes of goddesses and gods -- Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic Great Goddess -- Chronologies -- Maps.
651 0 $aEurope$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aGoddesses.
650 0 $aGoddesses$zEurope$xHistory.
650 0 $aGoddesses in art.
650 0 $aSymbolism.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples$zEurope.
650 0 $aReligion, Prehistoric$zEurope.
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