Description
| Product ID: | 9780750996174 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Mighty Goddess |
| Subtitle: | World Myths |
| Authors: | Author: Sally Pomme Clayton, Sophie Herxheimer |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Myth & legend told as fiction, Short stories, Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Short stories, Ancient religions & mythologies, Gender studies: women |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Goddess in all her glory! A celebration of important and powerful goddess mythologies from around the world. This stunning collection brings together goddess mythologies from across the globe: familiar, unknown, forgotten -- spectacular! Written by pioneering storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton, whose 30-year career has focused on researching female protagonists, these tales are conjured in vivid and poetic language. The book includes information about the pattern of myths and how they are represented globally and revels in the female, exploring desire, death, and the female body. Journey from Alaska to Mesopotamia and visit ancient Persian and Aztec cultures, meeting Sedna whose fingertips become sea creatures and Persephone whose sojourn in the Underworld brings Spring. This is the most significant contemporary collection of goddess myths and encourages readers to value the female, preserve culture and re-ignite storytelling traditions. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-16 |
