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Encyclopedia of goddesses and heroines

"Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions. By a pioneer in women's spirituality"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Monaghan, Patricia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Novato, California : New World Library, 2014.
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Goddesses > Encyclopedias.
Women heroes > Encyclopedias.
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Summary:"Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions. By a pioneer in women's spirituality"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 432 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-394) and index.
ISBN:9781608682171 (pbk. : alk. paper)
160868217X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:Patricia Monaghan, PhD (1946-2012), was a leader in the contemporary women's spirituality movement as well as an award-winning poet, scholar, activist, and mentor. In 1979, she published the first encyclopedia of female divinities, a book that has remained in print since then in various formats and that she later expanded into the current volume.

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