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Cristina Biaggi

Habitations of the Great Goddess Hardcover – January 1, 1994

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Dr. Cristina Biaggi's careful, in-depth examination of the tombs and temples dedicated to the earth goddess worshipped by prehistoric peoples is more than a scholarly exercise. It is a journey in pursuit of a personal experience as well. Her involvement with the people and the ancient deity shines in her beautiful photographs and her carefully executed drawings. The descriptions of her feelings of awe and admiration reflect her complete absorption in the subject and her determination to verify and document the reality of this long-held belief in, and reliance upon, the continuing fertility of the earth itself and the goddess who sustained it.

In addition to her ongoing technical debate with the theories of other scholars in the field, we feel the sanctity of these places in her midnight visit to the temple of Malta and the playful humanity of her romp with the seals during her explorations of the Islands of Scotland.

Her reflections about the lives and destinies of these talented and devoted builders leads us to see them in a new light also. We recognize them as our ancestors, puzzling about the workings of the universe - as we are doing now.

Highly respected by her peers in the world of archaeology and prehistory, Dr. Biaggi has widened horizons for all of us in this totally documented and lovingly presented work.

Print length

201 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Knowledge Ideas & Trends
Publication date

January 1, 1994
Dimensions

9 x 1 x 11.5 inches
ISBN-10

1879198185
ISBN-13

978-1879198180
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Erik Rodenborg

An impressive work

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2000

This book is superb. It is well written and the arguments for a goddess religion in Malta and the Orkney and Shetland islands is indeed convincing. The pictures are beautiful. That neolithic society was matrifocal and that the religious pantheon was dominated by female entities is, in my opinon, established beyond any reasonable doubt by authors like Mellaart, Gimbutas - and Cristina Biaggi!
But one thing is quite disturbing in this book (at least in the edition i have). "BCE" is generally replaced with "BP" witout changing the numbers! It may be some computer mistake but the unitiated reader might for example get the impression that the neolithic culture at Malta existed between 1500 - 500 BCE - since the book claims it existed between 3500 - 2500 "BP". ("Before Present"). I know that Cristina Biaggi very well know the chronology so it must be some weird mistake. It is a pity in such an impressive work.

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Margan kalb

Habitation o'f the great goddess

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2012

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The book is not holding what the title promisses. There are nothing new insights, and the book is not researched very deeply. Only the Pictures are interesting and the comparison with other Temples from Orkney and Shetlands

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