Pagan Goddesses in the Early Germanic World Eostre, Hreda and the Cult of Matrons |
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| Author:
| Shaw, Philip A. |
| Series title: | Studies in Early Medieval History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7156-3797-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bristol Classical Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.95USD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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This book considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, and argues on the basis of linguistic and onomastic evidence that modern scholarship has tended to focus too heavily on the notion of divine functions or spheres of activity, rather than considering localities and social structures.
This book considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, and argues on the basis of linguistic and onomastic evidence that modern scholarship has tended to focus too heavily on the notion of divine functions or spheres of activity, rather than considering localities and social structures.