Women in MythState University of New York Press, 1996 M12 5 - 270 páginas In Women in Myth, Bettina L. Knapp explores the role played by women in ancient societies through analysis of specific myths from nine different lands. The author probes issues as to how figures such as Isis, Tiamat, Dido, Camilla, Deborah, Iphigenia, Salome, Sita, Amaterasu, Nü-Kwa, and others—some of whom were goddesses—fared. She discusses their abilities and their outlooks, whether their views were gender oriented or androgynous, whether they were deprived of the most basic human rights or excluded from the highest functions of religious worship. Knapp explores whether or not these women had done battle, led armies, founded states, ruled lands, or experienced identity crises. She allows the reader to establish parallels as well as dichotomies between the lives of ancient and contemporary women. The reliving of specific episodes from thousands of years ago as reported in the great myths brings insights into certain relationships and sheds light on events and their ramifications in today's home and workplace. |
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... lands . How did august figures such as Isis , Tiamat , Dido , Camilla , Deborah , Iphigenia , Salome , Sita , Amaterasu , Nü - Kwa , Hsi Wang Mu , and others — some of whom were goddesses - fare in the world of fabulation ? What were ...
... lands . How did august figures such as Isis , Tiamat , Dido , Camilla , Deborah , Iphigenia , Salome , Sita , Amaterasu , Nü - Kwa , Hsi Wang Mu , and others — some of whom were goddesses - fare in the world of fabulation ? What were ...
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... land , but this deity also became the progenitrix of the country's imperial dynasty - and , by extension , of the entire Japanese population ! In the Chinese pantheon grouped in chapter 8 , we face fragmented goddess images . Because ...
... land , but this deity also became the progenitrix of the country's imperial dynasty - and , by extension , of the entire Japanese population ! In the Chinese pantheon grouped in chapter 8 , we face fragmented goddess images . Because ...
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... lands to teach the less - fortunate classes notions of peace and productivity . During his absence , he left to Isis the government of the kingdom ( Plutarch 1924 , 56ff . ) . Not only did Isis administer the land by adhering to its ...
... lands to teach the less - fortunate classes notions of peace and productivity . During his absence , he left to Isis the government of the kingdom ( Plutarch 1924 , 56ff . ) . Not only did Isis administer the land by adhering to its ...
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... land . In her grief she snipped a strand of her hair , then donned a mourning dress . Since hair ( head ) symbolizes one's spiritual qualities , the clipping of some strands indicates that one's vital forces will pass with the donor's ...
... land . In her grief she snipped a strand of her hair , then donned a mourning dress . Since hair ( head ) symbolizes one's spiritual qualities , the clipping of some strands indicates that one's vital forces will pass with the donor's ...
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... land . Using her maternal qualities of warmth and tenderness to her advantage , she offered her services to the queen as nurse to her children . In this capacity , within a short time Isis felt close enough to the royal couple to reveal ...
... land . Using her maternal qualities of warmth and tenderness to her advantage , she offered her services to the queen as nurse to her children . In this capacity , within a short time Isis felt close enough to the royal couple to reveal ...
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The Feminine Maligned | 21 |
JudgeProphetPoetMilitary Leader | 45 |
Marriage or Sacrificial Altar? | 69 |
MotherDaughter Identification | 87 |
Let Us Sing of Arms and Women | 111 |
The Divine Amaterasu | 141 |
Chinas Fragmented Goddess Images | 169 |
Sita Sanctified | 201 |
Conclusion | 239 |
Bibliography | 249 |
Index | 261 |
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Aeneas Aeneas's Aeneid Amaterasu ancient and/or Antipas Antipas's Apsu archetypal Artemis Atum Ayodhya Barak beautiful became become birth body brother Camilla Canaanite Carthage century B.C.E. Ch'ang-O Chinese consciousness considered cosmic cult culture dance daughter death Deborah deity Dido Dido's divine earth earthly emperor energy Enuma Elish eternal evil existence father fear feelings female feminine force forest goddess gods Greek Heaven Herod Herodias Hindu Horus Hsi Wang Hsi Wang Mu human husband ibid identified immortality inner Iphigenia Isis Isis's Israelites Izanagi Jael Josephus Judg Kami king Kojiki Kuan Yin Lakshmana land living Lord male Marduk marriage moon mortal mystery myth Nihongi Nü Kwa Osiris Osiris's patriarchal personality primordial psyche psychological Queen Mother Rama Rama's Ramayana religious represented ritual role ruler sacred sacrifice Salome sexual Shinto Sisera Sita Sita's society spheres spiritual subliminal Susano-wo symbolically thou Tiamat tion transformed unconscious wife woman women worship