Woman's Companion to Mythology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0044409923 ISBN 13: 9780044409922

Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List, 1997

Synopsis

INTRODUCED BY RIANE EISLER International women’s guide to the myths, goddesses, gods and heroines that make up our mythological heritage.

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From the Back Cover:

From the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet to the Maori Wai-nui and the Navajo Changing Bear Maiden, this unique and inclusive collection takes a fresh, gender-conscious look at myth, folk tale and legend from across the globe.

Divided into sections – the Near East, Europe, Asia, Oceania and America – each part outlines the mythological system of a particular culture, and then goes on to look at female mythic figures and their symbolic meanings, both within the mythic context and the culture as a whole. The result is a wonderfully diverse and insightful companion to the stories which have shaped our modern world.

Synopsis:

A guide to the myths, goddesses, gods and heroines that make up our mythological heritage. Organized by culture, each section outlines the mythological system of the culture, naming the major figures and their relation to one another. Contributors narrate the major myths involving women and explore the meanings of these stories from women's point of view. This work was previously published under the title "The Feminist Companion to Mythology".

About this edition

• Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0044409923
• ISBN 13: 9780044409922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494
• Editor: Larrington Carolyne