Goddesses is one of those few that I've encountered. Many works feature entire pantheons and tribal deities but few are devoted to following the archetypal motif of the Goddess as she moves, evolves, diminishes, and rises transformed through the many arcs of history and mythologies. It is a fascinating work and an in-depth look into an aspect of mythology that is frequently overlooked. The book traces the Goddess in history from ancient times and peoples to around the time of the European Renaissance (around the 15th century). It is produced by the Joseph Campbell Foundation and edited by Dr. Goddesses: Mysteries of the Divine Feminine, is a book based on lectures and notes by the late Joseph Campbell. Many works featu Gender conflict has deep, historical roots. Gender conflict has deep, historical roots. He sheds new light on classical motifs and reveals how the feminine divine symbolizes the archetypal energies of transformation, initiation, and inspiration.more In them, Campbell traces the evolution of the feminine divine from one Great Goddess to many, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance. In this provocative volume, editor Safron Rossi-a goddess studies scholar, professor of mythology, and curator of collections at Opus Archives, which holds the Joseph Campbell archival manuscript collection and personal library-collects these lectures for the first time. Between 19 he gave over twenty lectures and workshops on goddesses, exploring the figures, functions, symbols, and themes of the feminine divine, following them through their transformations across cultures and epochs.
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He did, however, have much to say on the subject.
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While Campbell’s work reached wide and deep as he covered the world’s great mythological traditions, he never wrote a book on goddesses in world mythology.
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His bestselling books, including The Power of Myth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces, are the rare blockbusters that are also scholarly classics. Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mass audience. The first Joseph Campbell work to focus on the Goddess, edited and introduced by Safron Rossi, PhD, Curator of Collections at Opus Archives and Research Center, home to the archival collections of Joseph Campbell, Marija Gimbutas, James Hillman, and other scholars of mythology, Jungian and archetypal psychology, and the humanities.
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Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mas