
Details
- ISBN 9780810970540 / 0810970546
- Title The Book of Goddesses
- Author Kris Waldherr
- Category Human Figures Depicted In Art
- Format Hardcover
- Year 2006
- Pages 167
- Publisher Abrams
- Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Dimensions 229mm x 254mm x 18mm
A celebration of the Divine Feminine, this book draws inspiration from the many goddesses honoured through history and over the globe. It includes 100 goddesses along with their stories, symbolic significance and cultural roles. It is structured around the feminine rites of passage: Beginnings, Love, Motherhood, Creativity, Strength, and more.
“The Book of Goddesses” is a celebration of the Divine Feminine, drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honoured through history and over the globe. This fully illustrated, greatly expanded edition of Kris Waldherr's best-selling classic includes 100 goddesses (74 more than the original edition) along with their stories, symbolic significance and cultural roles applicable to life today. While the original book was structured alphabetically - one goddess for every letter of the alphabet - this new edition is structured around the feminine rites of passage: Beginnings, Love, Motherhood, Creativity, Strength and Transformations. Lavishly designed, this visually stunning book is testament to the power, passion, wisdom and beauty of women of all ages, all stages in life, everywhere.
The illustrated books of Kris Waldherr are well known to lovers of mythology and goddesses. She has also had her illustrations published as greeting cards, book covers and in magazines. Her artwork has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the United States and she received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She lives and works in Brooklyn.
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