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Author Gimbutas, Marija, 1921-1994.

Title The language of the goddess : unearthing the hidden symbols of western civilization / Marija Gimbutas
Published London : Thames & Hudson, [1989]
©1989

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Description xxiii, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Summary "The purpose of this book is to present the pictorial script for the religion of the Old European Great Goddess, consisting of signs, symbols, and images of divinities. Illustrated with nearly 2000 symbolic artefacts - sculptures, figurines, temple models, frescos, vases, sacrificial containers - the book forges a framework that supports the recovery of a long-suppressed portion of European heritage. Through the interpretation of images and symbols, the author reveals the basic worldview of these ancient European matriarchal cultures and decodes the symbolic language that has remained embedded in our civilization". -Dust jacket
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 354-369
Subject Goddesses in art.
Goddesses.
Prehistoric peoples -- Europe.
Prehistoric peoples -- Europe.mk
Religion, Prehistoric -- Europe.
Gods in art.
Symbolism.
ISBN 0500014809