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Through study of sculpture, vases, and other cult objects from southeastern Europe, Gimbutas sketches the village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans. The goddess incarnating the creative principle as Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals, and other artifacts are analyzed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.Gimbutas, Marija is the author of 'Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 B.C. Myths, and Cult Images', published 1982 under ISBN 9780520046559 and ISBN 0520046552.
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