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Goddesses in World Mythology

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This book is extremely well researched. It is the most definitive collection of world goddesses available. The book is broken up into pantheons and attributes with an alphabetical index at the back. Though the descriptions aren't as in-depth as they could be the authors have done a great job of timelining the development and adaption that has taken place with each goddess over the centuries. I am astounded at their success in conquering such a magnitude of information. I reference this work constantly and am so glad to own it. A must for any goddess worshipper or academic scholar of mythology and religions!

Potential buyers should carefully read the Booklist review above. This book does contain a comprehensive listing of goddesses from around the world. However, the vast majority of entries simply list the goddess name, region and sphere of influence. If you want nothing more than a alphabetical listing by goddess name within geographical region this book is fine. If you want even a modest amount of history and/or background you will be sadly disappointed. A good dictionary should provide the etiology and meanings (ancient and modern) of a word. One would expect that a volume such as this one claims to be would provide at least a brief description of the history of each entry.

The mother of all Goddess books! This book is absolutely amazing. It includes Goddesses from all over the world. Fabulous book for learning about the many aspects and elements of Goddesses in all her glorious forms.