Barbara Walker
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features:
• Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object
• 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more
• Introductory essays for each section
• 753 entries and 636...
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Do You Know...where the legend of a cat's nine lives comes from? Why "mama" is a word understood in nearly all languages? How the custom of kissing began? Whether there really was a female pope? Why Cinderella's glass slipper was so important to the Prince? The answers to these and countless other intriguing questions are given in this compulsively readable, feminist encyclopedia. Twenty-five years in preparation, this unique, comprehensive sourcebook...