The Once and Future Goddess

Gadon, Elinor W.

New York: Harper and Row, 1989. Hardcover. Dark red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Dark red decorative dj with clear mylar cover. xv, 405 pages : illustrations. VG/VG Library stamp on bookblock and front end page. LIbrary sticker on rear end page. LIbrary card holder on rear end page. Bookblock has age toning. Item #184168
ISBN: 9780062503466

Contents: pt. 1. In the beginning : the sacred way of the goddess: The ice age : the earth as mother ; The unfolding of her mysteries ; Catal Hüyük : birth, death, and regeneration ; Old Europe : cosmic creation and the maintenance of life ; Malta : the temple as the body of the goddess ; Avebury : the great seasonal drama of her life cycle ; Crete : fulfillment and flowering -- pt. 2. The patriarchal takeover : the taming of the goddess: Sumner : the descent of Inanna ; Demeter's mysteries ; The Hebrew goddess and monotheism ; Is the Virgin a goddess? : the problem of the Immaculate womb -- pt. 3. The re-emergence of the goddess : a symbol for our time: The way of the goddess : an earth-based spirituality ; The goddess within : a source of empowerment for women ; The resurrection of the body and the resacralization of sexuality ; Reclaiming her sacred iconography : the artist as prophet ; Gaia consciousness : ecological wisdom for the renewal of life on our planet -- Conclusion: The promise of the goddess : the healing of our culture.