The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the EarthThis 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 |
Contents
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YinYang | 63 |
Mysteries of the Throne the Cave and the Labyrinth | 71 |
Witch Rebel Midwife and Healer | 200 |
Goddess of the Witches | 208 |
Tantra and the World Spine | 219 |
PATRIARCHAL CULTURE AND RELIGION | 230 |
Suns Victory over the Dark Mother | 244 |
The Sun God | 253 |
The Jealous God | 264 |
Split in the Garden | 276 |
The Cult of the Dead | 77 |
WOMENS CULTURE AND RELIGION IN NEOLITHIC TIMES | 87 |
The Moon and the Stone | 96 |
The Earth Mound as Cosmic Womb of the Pregnant Goddess | 104 |
The Islands of Malta and Gozo | 110 |
Twelve Circling Dancers | 116 |
Earth Spirit Serpent Spirals and Blind Springs | 124 |
Underground Caverns and Alchemic Mysteries | 131 |
The Great Intellectual Triumph of Womens Culture | 139 |
Moon Minds | 150 |
The Cow Goddess and New Foods | 161 |
The Moon Tree | 171 |
Moon and Womb | 189 |
Life as a Mistake | 288 |
The WitchHunts | 298 |
Denial of the People | 315 |
The American Split | 330 |
The Divine Homosexual Family | 346 |
The Machine | 358 |
Beyond the Male God and His Machine | 391 |
Respell the World | 425 |
Notes | 433 |
Bibliography | 477 |
Photograph and Illustration Credits | 491 |
Other editions - View all
The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth Monica Sjoo,Barbara Mor Limited preview - 2013 |
The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth Monica Sjoo No preview available - 1987 |
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