Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines

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Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines is written by Patricia Monaghan, PhD and published by New World Library. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1608682188 (ISBN 10) and 9781608682188 (ISBN 13).

More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.