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Type: Book
ISBN: 9780062504180, 62504185
Page count: 430
Language: English
Published: 1989
Publisher: New York, NY: Harper & Row
Author: Marija Alseikaitė Gimbutas
Contributor: Joseph John Campbell
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  • The purpose of this book is to present the pictorial 'script' for the religion of the Old European Great Goddess, consisting of signs, symbols, and images of divinities. These are our primary sources for reconstructing this prehistoric scene and are vital to any true understanding of Western religion and mythology.

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Marija Alseikaitė Gimbutas

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Marija Alseikaitė Gimbutas was a Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist.
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Joseph John Campbell was an American professor who worked in comparative mythology and religion.
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Gimbutas, Marija. The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization, Foreword by Joseph Campbell. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1989.

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