The Concept of the GoddessSandra Billington, Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including: |
Contents
The Celtic Goddess as healer | 29 |
some notes on | 41 |
Freyja and Frigg | 56 |
Freyja a goddess with many names | 68 |
some traces of goddessbeliefs | 78 |
Milk and the Northern Goddess | 95 |
Coventinas Well | 109 |
a preliminary study of two neglected 12229 | 120 |
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