Mother Worship: Theme and Variations (Studies in Religion) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807814717 ISBN 13: 9780807814710

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1982

Synopsis

The authors identify the general symbol of the ""Mother Goddess"" as a common sanctified image, and they demonstrate some of the cultural variations in form or function of the symbol in specific sociocultural settings. Although the subject is approached from a wide variety of perspectives, the authors concur that female deities are not mere projections of sociocultural conditions on an ideological screen; divine mother images represent something of the nurturant and sometimes destructive dimension of the cosmic order. Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0807814717
• ISBN 13: 9780807814710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Preston James J.