The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe
by Marija Gimbutas
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European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC - long before Greek or Judaeo-Christian civilizations flourished - had a distinct culture with its own unique identity. The mythical imagery of this era tells us much about early humanity's 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 show more 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. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe
- Original publication date
- 1974
- Important places
- Europe
- Dedication
- To the inspiration
of Franklin D. Murphy
Chancellor of UCLA
1959 - 1968 - First words
- The tradition of sculpture and painting encountered in Old Europe was transmitted from the Paleolithic era.
- Blurbers
- Eliade, Mircea
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Anthropology, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, General Nonfiction, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 936 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499
- LCC
- GN803 .G55 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Prehistoric archaeology
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 4
