Patricia Monaghan

Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan's vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608682188
• Artikelnr.: 40775290

Autorenporträt

Patricia Monaghan, PhD (1946-2012), was a leader in the contemporary women's spirituality movement as well as an award-winning poet, scholar, activist, and mentor. In 1979, she published the first encyclopedia of female divinities, a book that has remained in print since then in various formats and that she later expanded into the current volume.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Note on Spelling and Pronunciation
Africa
Introduction
African Pantheon
Egyptian Pantheon
African Diaspora Pantheon
Eastern Mediterranean
Introduction
Eastern Mediterranean Pantheon
Christian and Jewish Pantheon
Asia and Oceania
China and Korea
Introduction
Chinese, Mongol, and Taiwanese Pantheon
Korean Pantheon
Circumpolar North
Introduction
Circumpolar North Pantheon
India
Introduction
Hindu and Buddhist Pantheon of India, Nepal, and Tibet
Southeast Asia and Indonesia
Southeast Asian and Indonesian Pantheon
Japan
Introduction
Japanese and Ainu Pantheon
The Pacific Islands and Australia
Introduction
Pacific Islands Pantheon
Australian Pantheon
Europe
The Baltic
Introduction
Baltic Pantheon
The Celtic World
Introduction
Continental Celtic and Breton Pantheon
Irish and Scottish Pantheon
British and Manx Pantheon
Welsh, Cornish, and Arthurian Pantheon
Finno-Ugric Cultures
Introduction
Finno-Ugric Pantheon
Greece
Introduction
Greek Pantheon
Rome
Introduction
Roman and Italic Pantheon
Etruscan Pantheon
Scandinavia
Introduction
Scandinavian Pantheon
Southeastern Europe
Introduction
Southeastern European Pantheon
Slavic Peoples
Introduction
Slavic Pantheon
The Americas
North America
Introduction
North American Pantheon
Mesoamerica
Introduction
Mesoamerican Pantheon
South America and the Caribbean
Introduction
South American and Caribbean Pantheon
Bibliography
Index
About the Author