Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines [Paperback]

More Than 1,000 Goddesses and Heroines from around the World

Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.

Contents

Introduction
Note on Spelling and Pronunciation

Africa

Introduction
African Pantheon
Egyptian Pantheon
African Diaspora Pantheon

Eastern Mediterranean

Introduction
Eastern Mediterranean Pantheon
Christian and Jewish Pantheon

Asia and Oceania

China and Korea
Introduction
Chinese, Mongol, and Taiwanese Pantheon
Korean Pantheon

Circumpolar North
Introduction
Circumpolar North Pantheon

India
Introduction
Hindu and Buddhist Pantheon of India, Nepal, and Tibet

Southeast Asia and Indonesia
Southeast Asian and Indonesian Pantheon

Japan
Introduction
Japanese and Ainu Pantheon

The Pacific Islands and Australia
Introduction
Pacific Islands Pantheon
Australian Pantheon

Europe

The Baltic
Introduction
Baltic Pantheon

The Celtic World
Introduction
Continental Celtic and Breton Pantheon
Irish and Scottish Pantheon
British and Manx Pantheon
Welsh, Cornish, and Arthurian Pantheon

Finno-Ugric Cultures
Introduction
Finno-Ugric Pantheon

Greece
Introduction
Greek Pantheon

Rome
Introduction
Roman and Italic Pantheon
Etruscan Pantheon

Scandinavia
Introduction
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