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The Book of Goddesses

by Kris Waldherr · 1996

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The Book of Goddesses is a celebration of the Divine Feminine, drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honoured through history and over the globe. This fully illustrated, greatly expanded edition of Kris Waldherr's best-selling classic includes 100 goddesses (74 more than the original edition) along with their stories, symbolic significance and cultural roles applicable to life today. While the original book was structured alphabetically - one goddess for every letter of the alphabet - this new edition is structured around the feminine rites of passage: Beginnings, Love, Motherhood, Creativity, Strength and Transformations. Lavishly designed, this visually stunning book is testament to the power, passion, wisdom and beauty of women of all ages, all stages in life, everywhere.

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mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
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artartMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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childrenspicture books
Length
short · 162 pages
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