The Goddess

Myths of the Great Mother

By: Christopher R. Fee, David Leeming

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Hardcover | 1 March 2016

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224 Pages

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For time out of mind an ancient goddess reigned supreme, and the fertile soil of the land beneath her feet bespoke her immeasurable fecundity. Long ages she ruled, and many were her worshippers. Then, 5000 years ago or more, perhaps in the region where steppe meets the sea in the great central landmass where Asia and Europe conjoin, tribes began to shift and migrate, and their movements were to change the goddess forever. The faces of gods and goddesses always reflect the souls of the peoples who worship them. The various transformations of the face of the goddess and the patterns we may discern in these transformations across thousands of miles and years, and across a wide spectrum of descendant cultures has much to teach us about the development of relevant cultures and values. The emergence, dominance and subsequent subordination or erasure of powerful female figures of worship in this set of mythologies is the overarching theme of The Goddess, and this theme has never been more relevant than it is today.Christopher Fee and David Leeming chart the development of traditional Western gender roles through an understanding of the transformation of concepts of the Goddess from her earliest roots in India and Iran to her more familiar faces in Ireland and Iceland.With a broad, general appeal, this book contains a collection of highly entertaining and enjoyable myths. Ultimately The Goddess has a contemporary message, but it uses myth in the most ancient of ways: To tell us the story of ourselves.

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"Spanning the cultures of ancient India, Iran, the Near East, classical antiquity, and Celtic and Germanic Europe, and ranging from the Paleolithic to the ascendancy of monotheism, the authors unveil the many faces of the goddess: embodiment of wisdom; the incarnation of sexual desire; living nurturer of field, forest, and sea; life-giving mother; and sacred personification of death. The Goddess will stimulate readers eager for an introduction to the cultural and religious identities of these ancient cultures."
--Stephen Lahey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of the woman as deity. The Goddess tells us the intriguing story of the feminine principle as worshipped in dozens of cultures and across thousands of years. Just about every goddess from India's Kali to Ireland's Morrigan puts in an appearance in this amazing and sprawling saga. . . . Begin reading and prepare to be seduced by tales as old as Eve herself. You will not be disappointed."
--Jeffrey P. Cain, Sacred Heart University

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