Jules Cashford, Anne Baring, Laurens van der Post (Foreword by)
Publish Date
1993-06-01
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
800
Publisher Name
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140192921
ISBN-13
9780140192926
citemno
278906
Subtitle
Evolution of an Image
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780140192926
Description
"An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."—Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis.
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