The Goddess: Mythological Images of the Feminine

by Christine Downing

Hardcover, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

292.211

Tags

Goddess Religion, Iconography, Divine Feminine, Women's Psychology, Greek Goddesses, Paganism, Mythology, Greek Mythology, Feminine Archetypes, Hera, The Goddess, Persephone, Ariadne, Athene, Gaia, Artemis, Aphrodite

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Crossroad Pub Co (1981), Edition: No Edition Stated, 250 pages

Description

Praise for The Goddess:"Exciting and important."-Library Journal"Remarkable."-Psychological Perspective"Direct and intimate."-The Journal of Analytic Psychology>

User reviews

LibraryThing member Tim_Kavi
This book is mostly Jungian in perspective. She encouraged me in my writing! .Dr. Christine Downing is one of my most esteemed professors and living examples of an overall great person--from my days at the California School of Professional Psychology.

Subjects

Goddesses
Mythology, Greek

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1981

Physical description

250 p.; 10 inches

ISBN

0824500911 / 9780824500917

Local notes

GdP - Gift of Ginny du Praw. Hardcover

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