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The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe: 6500-3500 BC Myths and Cult Images (Hardcover)

by Marija Gimbutas (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Revised edition edition (8 Mar 1982)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0500272387
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500272381
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 260,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC â long before Greek or Judaeo-Christian civilizations flourished â had a distinct culture with its own unique identity. The mythical imagery of this era tells us much about early humanityâs concept of the cosmos, of human relations with nature, of the complementary roles of male and female. Through study of sculpture, vases and other cult objects, Gimbutas sketches the village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans. The Goddess incarnating the creative principle as Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals and other artifacts are analysed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.

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5.0 out of 5 stars this lady is like Acharya s buy this book, long live the Goddess, 28 April 2009
By Mr. R. M. Breeds "Robin Breeds" (UK North Devon) - See all my reviews
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. The role of the female in the evolution of humankind has long been suppressed by a period of about five thousand years of lopsided focus on the male role. This era may now come to an end, but I always like to speak about research done by the more feminist scientists, if only to show that so much is not known by the general public. The image she invoked of the extended period of peace in ancient Europe preceding the invasions from the steppes of Asia is one that made a deep impression on me. I was already intrigued by recent discoveries made in Crete, because this seemed to evoke a past that was so different from what I was told in school. A book by Merlin Stone: When God was a Woman, set me on a path of discovery of what felt to me to be almost an alternate history in a science fiction novel. While many theories that started around this feminist theology movement were not based on sound scientific research, enough material survives scrutiny to generate a sound foundation for a retelling of the story of our past. As Joseph Campbell noted, it is very much necessary to retell the stories, or to start telling other stories. The stories we tell create the context of our world, and the violent and exploitive context we have been living in for too long (but in the historical context of a million years of humankind relatively very short!) desperately needs to be broken down.

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