Women and Goddesses in Myth and Sacred Text
Author | : Tamara Agha-Jaffar |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Longman |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-13 | : IND:30000128045758 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Women and Goddesses in Myth and Sacred Text written by Tamara Agha-Jaffar and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unable to find a suitable textbook to use in her courses on women in mythology and religion, Agha-Jaffar (Kansas City Kansas Community College) compiled this reader on 18 incarnations of the Great Goddess honored before being dethroned by male deities. Chapters on each one contain a glossary of names and terms. A timeline charts sacred women/goddesses in various cultures from Isis in 3000 BCE to Native American's Corn Mother and White Buffalo Woman.