These scholars invariably draw the image of a universal, archetypal, time-transcending being in whose womb all life has generated.
James's The Cult of the Mother Goddess, Robert Briffault's The Mothers-and were still written in recent time-such as Marija Gimbutas's The Language of the Goddess and Elinor Gadon's The Once and Future Goddess. A number of books were devoted to this deity in the past-for example, Erich Neumann's The Great Mother, E. N discussion and reconstructions of archaic religions the figure of a divine mother has been given an important place. Mexican Sources, 200 Notes, 202 Bibliography, 256 Picture Credits, 271 Index, 272 vii Classical Authors and Works, 198 Appendix E. Development and Growth of the Goddesses, 197 Appendix D. Derivation of the Goddesses, 196 Appendix C.
Amaterasu and Her Sacred Land: Japan, 165 Conclusion, 179 Abbreviations, 187Īppendix A.
Demeter, the Ravished Earth: Greece, 121 9. The Creativity of Suffering: The Eskimo, 59 5. Reverence of Nature: Northern Eurasia, 39 4. I also wish to thank Stephanie Warburton for her help in compiling the index. I am much indebted to the Ashmolean Library of Oxford, its splendid collections and its helpful staff. I further wish to acknowledge with gratitude the unfailing interest and support of my brother, Herbert. I also wish to express my appreciation of the assistance rendered by Cynthia Read and the staff of Oxford University Press, New York. I owe much to my late husband, Hans, who traveled with me on this journey, though he was a man of science, and from whose trenchant comments I could no longer profit while writing the last three chapters of this book. Nigel Warburton of Oxford, and especially from my daughter, Anna. Polome of Texas, from Professor Anatoly Liberman of Minnesota, Dr. I received comments and advice from the late Lisbeth Gombrich of Oxford, from Judith Hanson of Hong Kong, from Professor Edgar C. Preston allowed me to clarify my argument and to enrich the study with an added dimension. The inspired editorial advice of Professor James E. Professor horkild Jacobsen, Professor Walther Burkert, Professor Ake Hultkrantz, and Professor Joseph Kitagawa not only provided insight and inspiration through their work, but also read the pertinent chapters of my study and offered corrections and suggestions. Writing this book has been a deeply satisfying intellectual adventure, and I wish to thank those who helped and guided me in this experience. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Motz, Lotte. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press, Inc. Lewis, Prince Caspian Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Dar es Salaam Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madras Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi Paris Singapore Taipei Tokyo TorontoĪnd associated companies in Berlin IbadanĬopyright © 1997 by Lotte Motz Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. "You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Asian, "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1997
0 kommentar(er)
