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Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines by Patricia Monaghan
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Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines

New World Library · 2014-05-16

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Divine Mother, The Goddess, Quan Yin
  • Good for fans of Mythology

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  • Reading lane: Spirituality and Hinduism.
  • Publisher: New World Library.

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  • Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Divine Mother, The Goddess, Quan Yin

    87%
  • Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Celtic

    73%
  • Religion / Hinduism / History

    71%

About This Book

More Than 1,000 Goddesses and Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and access...

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More Than 1,000 Goddesses and Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.

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