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The Myth of the Goddess

Evolution of an Image

Part of Compass

Author Jules Cashford, Anne Baring

Foreword by Laurens van der Post

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$28.00 US

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On sale Jun 01, 1993 | 800 Pages | 978-0-14-019292-6

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"An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."—Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis.

Jules Cashford writes and lectures on mythology and is the author of The Myth of the Goddess. View titles by Jules Cashford

Anne Baring View titles by Anne Baring

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"An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."—Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis.

Author

Jules Cashford writes and lectures on mythology and is the author of The Myth of the Goddess. View titles by Jules Cashford

Anne Baring View titles by Anne Baring

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