Goddesses in World Culture

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Goddesses in World Culture
Author : Patricia Monaghan
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Language : English
Release Date : 01 December 2010
ISBN : 9780313354656
Pages : 974 pages
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Goddesses in World Culture by Patricia Monaghan Book PDF Summary

The Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, derives from an Aztec goddess, while the European folklore figure, Cinderella, derives via Egypt, from China. From classical Greek heroines to female archetypes in today's video games, from Native American divinities to Asian goddesses immortalized through landscape references, goddesses and their stories inform our history and fill our folklore.

Goddesses in World Culture

The Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, derives from an Aztec goddess, while the European folklore figure, Cinderella, derives via Egypt, from China. From classical Greek heroines to female archetypes in today's video games, from Native American divinities to Asian goddesses immortalized through landscape references, goddesses and their

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