The Concept of the GoddessSandra Billington, Miranda Green The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including: |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The concept of the Goddess | 8 |
The Celtic Goddess as healer | 26 |
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 | 91 |
Coventinas Well | 107 |
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