The Living Goddesses, 1st Edition
$51.99
- Paperback
306 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2001
Summary
The Living Goddesses: Unearthing Ancient Matrilineal Cultures
The Living Goddesses represents the culmination of a lifetime of groundbreaking work by Marija Gimbutas, a pivotal scholar of the 20th century. Known for her clarity and revolutionary interpretations, Gimbutas challenged conventional archaeology by reconstructing goddess-centric cultures that thrived millennia before the rise of patriarchal societies.
This volume, finalized near her passing, distills her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520229150 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520229150 |
| Author: | Marija Gimbutas, Miriam R. Dexter |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 306 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 18mm |
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“Wide-ranging and fascinating, “The Living Goddesses “should intrigue the curious and delight most feminist scholars.”–“Library Journal”
About The Author
Marija Gimbutas
Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994) was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Curator of Old World Archaeology at what is now the Fowler Museum of Cultural History. She is the author of Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 7000-3500 b. c. (California, 1982) and coauthor, with Joseph Campbell, of The Language of the Goddess (1995). Miriam Robbins Dexter, who holds a Ph.D. in Indo-European studies from UCLA, is a lecturer in the Honors Collegia and in the Program in Women’s Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is author of Whence the Goddesses: A Source Book (1990).
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