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The language of the goddess / Marija Gimbutas.

By: Gimbutas, Marija, 1921-.
Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2006Description: xxiii, 388 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0500282498 (pbk.); 9780500282496 (pbk.).Subject(s): Goddesses | Symbolism | Goddesses in art | Prehistoric peoples -- Europe | Religion, Prehistoric -- EuropeDDC classification: 201.43
Contents:
Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols - Zig-zag and M sign - Meander and waterbirds - Breasts of the bird goddess - Streams - Eyes of the goddess - Open mouth/beak of the goddess - Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instruments - The ram, animal of the bird goddess - Net motif - Tri-line and power of three - Vulva and birth - Deer and bear as primeval mothers - Snake -- 2. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother - Power of two - Male gods and Daimones -- 3. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death - Egg - Columns of life - Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass, and bird's claws - Ship of renewal - Frog, hedgehog, and fish - Bull, bee and butterfly -- 4. Energy and ufolding: Spiral, lunar cycle, snale, coil, hook and axe - Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and animal whirls - Hands and feet of the goddess - Standing stones and circles -- Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess - Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras - The world's view of the culture of the goddess -- Glossary of symbols -- Types of goddesses and gods -- Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic great goddess -- Chronologies -- Maps.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-369) and index.

Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols - Zig-zag and M sign - Meander and waterbirds - Breasts of the bird goddess - Streams - Eyes of the goddess - Open mouth/beak of the goddess - Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instruments - The ram, animal of the bird goddess - Net motif - Tri-line and power of three - Vulva and birth - Deer and bear as primeval mothers - Snake -- 2. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother - Power of two - Male gods and Daimones -- 3. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death - Egg - Columns of life - Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass, and bird's claws - Ship of renewal - Frog, hedgehog, and fish - Bull, bee and butterfly -- 4. Energy and ufolding: Spiral, lunar cycle, snale, coil, hook and axe - Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and animal whirls - Hands and feet of the goddess - Standing stones and circles -- Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess - Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras - The world's view of the culture of the goddess -- Glossary of symbols -- Types of goddesses and gods -- Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic great goddess -- Chronologies -- Maps.