{"title":"Marija Gimbutas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarija Gimbutas\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a profound exploration of ancient European cultures, focusing on the intersection of archaeology, mythology, and spirituality. Her works invite readers to reconsider the roles of symbolism and ritual in prehistoric societies, particularly through the lens of goddess worship and matriarchal traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in rigorous research, Gimbutas’ books serve as illuminating resources for those interested in historical anthropology and cultural studies. Expect insightful analysis combined with an engaging narrative that challenges conventional understandings of early human civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-living-goddesses-by-marija-gimbutas-9780520229150","title":"The Living Goddesses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis text crowns a lifetime of influential work by one of the 20th-century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original—and originally shocking—interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. Gimbutas flew in the face of contemporary archaeology when she reconstructed goddess-centered cultures that predated historic patriarchal cultures by many thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Living Goddesses\u003c\/em\u003e, which was close to completion at the time of her death, contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new discoveries, insights, and analysis. Editor Miriam Robbins Dexter has added introductory and concluding remarks, summaries, and annotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book is an accessible, illustrated summation of all Gimbutas's earlier work on \"Old European\" religion, together with her ideas on the roles of males and females in ancient matrilineal cultures. The second part of the book brings her knowledge to bear on what we know of the goddesses today—those who, in many places and in many forms, live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464428306668,"sku":"9780520229150","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520229150-the-living-goddesses.jpg?v=1775048654"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marija-gimbutas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}