The feminist companion to mythology
Material type:
TextLondon Pandora; HarperCollins c1992Description: xiii, 480p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-04-440850-1
- Women (in religion, folklore, etc.)
- Mythology--Interpretation
- Tales--Interpretation
- Mythology--Themes, motives, etc
- Amazons
- Mythology, Egyptian
- Mythology, Jewish
- Mythology, Greek
- Mythology, Slavic
- Mythology, Celtic
- Mythology, Scandinavian
- Tales, Eskimo
- Mythology, Hindu
- Mythology, Chinese
- Legends--Australian Aboriginal
- Mythology, Maiori
- Mythology, Hawaiian
- Mythology--Indians of North America
- Mythology--Indians of Mexico
- Mythology--Indians of South America
- Witchcraft
- Parapsychology
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Mythology of the Ancient Near East, p23-47.. The Hebrew God and female complements, p48-62.. Mythology, Greek : p65-101.. Mythology, Slavic : p102-17.. Mythology, Celtic : p118-36.. Mythology, Scandinavia : p137-61.. Eskimos -- Folklore : p162-85.. Mythology, Hindu : p189-26.. Mythology, Chinese : p227-47.. Mythology, Australian Aboriginal : p251-87.. Mythology, Maiori : p288-304.. Mythology, Hawaiian : p305-29.. Indians of North America -- Geog -- Southwestern -- Religion and Mythology : p333-61.. Indians of Mexico -- Religion and Mythology : p362-87.. Indians of South America -- Religion and Mythology : p388-408.. Witchcraft : Witchcraft as goddess worship, p411-24.. Parapsychology : On psychic activism: feminist mythmaking, p425-40.. Themes, Motives, etc. -- see index of themes p478-80 (animal goddesses, creation myths, etc.)Univer. Press of America
Part 1 The Near East. Part 2 European. Part 3 Asia. Part 4 Oceania. Part 5 Southwest Native American mythology. Part 6 Goddesses in the twentieth century.
'...organized by culture; each section outlines the mythological system of the culture, naming the major figures and their relation to one another. Contributors narrate the major myths involving women and explore the meanings of these stories from feminist points of view.'
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