{"product_id":"goddesses-in-world-mythology-martha-anne-9780874367157","title":"Goddesses in World Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering 30,000 years of goddess worship, this fascinating book is the first and most comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted exclusively to mythological deities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning 30,000 years of goddess worship, \u003ci\u003eGoddesses in World Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e provides access to nearly 11,500 entries from many cultures: Greek, Celtic, Indian, African, Chinese, Slavic, Mesoamerican, Japanese, and more. Organized alphabetically within geographical regions such as Egypt, the Far East, Oceania, North America, and the Himalayan region, entries identify each goddess by her most common anthropological, mythological, or religious name, then identifies the culture recognizing that goddess, summarizing her powers or attributes, often providing a brief story characterizing her personality and motivations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most comprehensive and comprehensible work of its kind, \u003ci\u003eGoddesses in World Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e features two indexes that divide the goddesses by name and attribute, over 2,000 cross references that guide the reader to other entries, and an extensive bibliography. This unique and easy to use guide shows that goddesses were not just wives, sisters, mothers, or fertility figures, but supreme deities themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Anne, Dorothy Imel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874367158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874367157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.37h x 8.89w x 2.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1994 pg. 1552\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1994 pg. 92","brand":"Martha Anne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120407081215,"sku":"9780874367157","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89ece983-bcb9-4dc2-9d97-d67f5fc727ba.jpg?v=1687414146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goddesses-in-world-mythology-martha-anne-9780874367157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}