The Gimbutas, Marija 1921-1994 creator text bibliography enk New York Thames and Hudson c1989 1989 monographic eng

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xxiii, 388 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. The Goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world, a symbol of the unity of life in nature and the personification of all that was sacred and mysterious on earth. In this pioneering and provocative volume, Marija Gimbutas resurrects the world of the Goddess-worshipping, earth-centered cultures, bringing ancient matriarchal society vividly to life. She interweaves comparative mythology, early historical sources, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore to demonstrate conclusively that Goddess-worship is at the root of Western civilization. Illustrated with nearly 2,000 symbolic artifacts, Gimbutas' magnum opus is at once a "pictorial script" of the prehistoric Goddess religion and an authoritative work that takes these ancient cultures from the realm of speculation into that of documented fact. Over 500 illustrations. Marija Gimbutas. e------ Goddesses, Prehistoric Europe Symbolism Europe Goddesses in art Prehistoric peoples Europe Religion, Prehistoric Europe Diosa Prehistoria Europa Religión primitiva Europa Diosas en el arte Goddesses BL 473 G491l 1989 291.2114 0500282498 9780500282496 0500014809 : 9780500014806 00101120 UKM 901121 20230410142315.0 86945