Il linguaggio della Dea

I love this book, but funny part is that this book was from the library and someone had written side notes in pencil, questioning and commenting on the text. I loved it, because it actually made me think over much of the information given instead of just absorbing it.

There is one good reason to own this book - the illustrations and, I suppose, the reference material at the back but it is not to be taken seriously theoretically. Gimbutas was a romantic eccentric, part of whose importance is that she fuelled the rise of the matriarchal myth in feminism and in neo-p Leggi tutto

Marija Gimbutas long sailed strange seas of thought alone. One of her areas of interest was these peaceful villages that appeared 6,000 years ago. She was a personal friend and meditation student of mine. My interview with her can be found by googling James N. Powell Marija Gimbutas. Search for this Leggi tutto

Extremely interesting. Makes great connections between folk traditions that exist today but originated 10,000 years ago. There is a LOT of detail for the academic reader but the overall explanations and descriptions are fun for the casual reader. Mother Nature - the original goddess and lifegiver -

I really admire Gimbutas's lifetime of work, and this book shows many fascinating clues about Old European culture, and whole notion of "cultures of the goddess" seems extremely helpful to consider. But in explaining the patterns of meaning behind the images or symbols found in ancient artwork, I fe Leggi tutto

Brava for Marija Gimbutas. Her scholarly writing is so readable, her work was all fresh and new, and she added a voice to the literature that is totally feminist. One day her critics will eat the goddess's sacred raptors.

I enjoyed the audio book of this. I love books that help me put history's pieces in today's prospective.