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Autonomedia (1998), Edition: 1St Edition, 154 pages
Description
Literary Nonfiction.
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LibraryThing member quantumbutterfly
An examination of material relating to the goddess Hekate, and chronicling her descent from Anatolian deity who lights the path to a decaying goddess over magic. It's a very interesting examination of the source material. For those of you familiar with d'Este's books about Hekate, Rabinowitz points
It's a book well-worth reading, whether I completely agree with the author's premise remains to be seen. At the core, he seems to also be claiming that the image of the witch comes to us from this slow change in Hekate's image and that perhaps witches themselves were created by it. Thus, instead of Hekate being a Goddess over witches and witchcraft, Rabinowitz attempts to show that instead Hekate morphed into a witch Herself.
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out something she fails to mention each time: that at one time, apparently black puppies were sacrificed to Her. If anyone has any other material about this along with philosophers claiming of Hekate as superior goddess because She does not ask for blood, please let me know.It's a book well-worth reading, whether I completely agree with the author's premise remains to be seen. At the core, he seems to also be claiming that the image of the witch comes to us from this slow change in Hekate's image and that perhaps witches themselves were created by it. Thus, instead of Hekate being a Goddess over witches and witchcraft, Rabinowitz attempts to show that instead Hekate morphed into a witch Herself.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
154 p.; 5.75 x 0.5 inches
ISBN
157027035X / 9781570270352
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