The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth

by Monica Sjoo, Barbara Mor · 1987

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This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Now, with a new introduction and full-colour artwork, t

Subject
historyanthropologyphilosophyreligionsociology
Genre
mythologymyths and folklorewitchhistorical fictionoccult
Themes
spiritualityfeminismreligionwomenwitch
Audience
adult
Length
long · 501 pages

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