Reviews
"It sparks the imagination and engages curiosity. I recommend it forbeginning students of the field, those wanting a brief anthology of Goddess myththrough history, and those wanting some bed-time reading sure to inspireintriguing dreams."--SEWSA News, "Beautifully written, very thorough survey without becoming burdensome."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University, "Rarely is the generative principle thatGoddessrepresents addressed as comprehensively and with such enjoyable results."--Lewis R. Binford, author ofBones: Ancient Man and Modern Myths, "It is astonishing but satisfying that it takes 'two old Princeton boys' (so described by a daughter of one of the authors) first to understand Goddess myths clearly, then to put them in the right order. Based on thorough scholarship and written with enviable elan, the myths of the ancientworship of female procreativity are told with clarity and passion. This book goes on my shelf beside Bulfinch, Jane Harrison, Edith Hamilton, and Leeming's own The World of Myth."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, "Provides essential background information on the female archetype in a succinct, understandable form very easy for undergrads to understand."--Gwendolyn Morgan, Montana State University, "Rarely is the generative principle that Goddess represents addressed as comprehensively and with such enjoyable results."--Lewis R. Binford, author of Bones: Ancient Man and Modern Myths"This is the book I have been looking for."--Mary H. Ber, Roosevelt University"This is an excellent text for this level of student in that it is precise, reflects scholarly research and history without being convoluted, and is written in a fresh, interesting, very readable text. Thank you!"--Sandra Desjardins, Mesa College"As always, with a Leeming book, impressive and very interesting."--Anne LeCroy, East Tennessee State University"Lovely--great format for an introductory myth class."--Jean Murphy, Pierce College"Provides essential background information on the female archetype in a succinct, understandable form very easy for undergrads to understand."--Gwendolyn Morgan, Montana State University"Beautifully written, very thorough survey without becoming burdensome."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University"An excellent core text--compact, clear, and accurate--around which to build, and from which to assign more extensive readings."--Thomas Hoburg, Mortheastern Illinois University"It sparks the imagination and engages curiosity. I recommend it for beginning students of the field, those wanting a brief anthology of Goddess myth through history, and those wanting some bed-time reading sure to inspire intriguing dreams."--SEWSA News"A graceful cross-cultural selection of goddess myths."--Parabola"It is astonishing but satisfying that it takes 'two old Princeton boys' (so described by a daughter of one of the authors) first to understand Goddess myths clearly, then to put them in the right order. Based on thorough scholarship and written with enviable elan, the myths of the ancient worship of female procreativity are told with clarity and passion. This book goes on my shelf beside Bulfinch, Jane Harrison, Edith Hamilton, and Leeming's own The Worldof Myth."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology"Rarely is the generative principle that Goddess represents addressed as comprehensively and with such enjoyable results. As traced by Leeming and Page, Goddess's protean variability raises many provocative questions as the tales--some of them literarlly hair-raising 'myth-teries- unfold."--Lewis R. Binford, author of Bones: Ancient Man and Modern Myths, "This is an excellent text for this level of student in that it is precise, reflects scholarly research and history without being convoluted, and is written in a fresh, interesting, very readable text. Thank you!"--Sandra Desjardins, Mesa College, "It is astonishing but satisfying that it takes 'two old Princeton boys'(so described by a daughter of one of the authors) first to understand Goddessmyths clearly, then to put them in the right order. Based on thoroughscholarship and written with enviable elan, the myths of the ancient worship offemale procreativity are told with clarity and passion. This book goes on myshelf beside Bulfinch, Jane Harrison, Edith Hamilton, and Leeming's own TheWorld of Myth."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction toCultural Anthropology, "As always, with a Leeming book, impressive and very interesting."--Anne LeCroy, East Tennessee State University, "An excellent core text--compact, clear, and accurate--around which to build, and from which to assign more extensive readings."--Thomas Hoburg, Mortheastern Illinois University, "Rarely is the generative principle that Goddess represents addressed ascomprehensively and with such enjoyable results. As traced by Leeming and Page,Goddess's protean variability raises many provocative questions as thetales--some of them literarlly hair-raising 'myth-teries- unfold."--Lewis R.Binford, author of Bones: Ancient Man and Modern Myths, "As always, with a Leeming book, impressive and very interesting."--AnneLeCroy, East Tennessee State University, "Rarely is the generative principle that Goddess represents addressed as comprehensively and with such enjoyable results."--Lewis R. Binford, author of Bones: Ancient Man and Modern Myths, "It sparks the imagination and engages curiosity. I recommend it for beginning students of the field, those wanting a brief anthology of Goddess myth through history, and those wanting some bed-time reading sure to inspire intriguing dreams."--SEWSA News, "This is an excellent text for this level of student in that it isprecise, reflects scholarly research and history without being convoluted, andis written in a fresh, interesting, very readable text. Thank you!"--SandraDesjardins, Mesa College, "Provides essential background information on the female archetype in asuccinct, understandable form very easy for undergrads tounderstand."--Gwendolyn Morgan, Montana State University
