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The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization

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The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization

"The first authoritative work on the ancient goddess culture."â‚¬"Boston Globe

The Goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world, a symbol of the unity of life in nature and the personification of all that was sacred and mysterious on earth.

In this pioneering and provocative volume, Marija Gimbutas resurrects the world of the Goddess-worshipping, earth-centered cultures, bringing ancient matriarchal society vividly to life. She interweaves comparative mythology, early historical sources, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore to demonstrate conclusively that Goddess-worship is at the root of Western civilization. Illustrated with nearly 2,000 symbolic artifacts, Gimbutas' magnum opus is at once a "pictorial script" of the prehistoric Goddess religion and an authoritative work that takes these ancient cultures from the realm of speculation into that of documented fact. Over 500 illustrations.
Country USA
Brand HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer Harper & Row
Binding Hardcover
Weight 4
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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