{"product_id":"goddesses-mysteries-of-the-feminine-divine-9781608681822","title":"Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine","description":"Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mass audience. His bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hero with a Thousand Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, are the rare blockbusters that are also scholarly classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Campbell's work reached wide and deep as he covered the world's great mythological traditions, he never wrote a book on goddesses in world mythology. He did, however, have much to say on the subject. Between 1972 and 1986 he gave over twenty lectures and workshops on goddesses, exploring the figures, functions, symbols, and themes of the feminine divine, following them through their transformations across cultures and epochs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this provocative volume, editor Safron Rossi--a goddess studies scholar, professor of mythology, and curator of collections at Opus Archives, which holds the Joseph Campbell archival manuscript collection and personal library--collects these lectures for the first time. In them, Campbell traces the evolution of the feminine divine from one Great Goddess to many, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance. He sheds new light on classical motifs and reveals how the feminine divine symbolizes the archetypal energies of transformation, initiation, and inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1987) is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including the four-volume \u003ci\u003eThe Masks of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New World Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612699398418,"sku":"9781608681822","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac3f7ef2-fe74-49bb-a3f5-1196cfd2318e.jpg?v=1732376945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/goddesses-mysteries-of-the-feminine-divine-9781608681822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}