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Gimbutas, Marija was born on January 23, 1921 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955. Daughter of Daniel and Veronica (Janulaitis) Alseika.
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Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-centred culture, this text provides a picture of a complex world, offering evidence of the matriarchal roots of civilization.
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( In this beautifully illustrated study of sculpture, vas...)
In this beautifully illustrated study of sculpture, vases, and other cult objects portraying the Goddess, fertility images, and mythical animals, Marija Gimbutas sketches the matrilineal village culture that existed in southeastern Europe between 6500 and 3500 B.C., before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans. The analysis of this rich mythical imagery tells us much about early humanity's concepts of the cosmos, of humans' relations with nature, and of the complementary roles of male and female.
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(European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC - long bef...)
European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC - long before Greek or Judaeo-Christian civilizations flourished - was not a provincial reflection of neighboring Near Eastern cultures but a distinct culture with its own unique identity. The mythical imagery of this matrilinear era tells us much about early humanity's concepts of the cosmos, of human relations with nature, of the complementary roles of male and female. Through study of sculpture, vases, and other cult objects from southeastern Europe, Gimbutas sketches the village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Euopreans. The Goddess incarnating the creative principle as a Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals, and other artifacts are anlyzed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.
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(Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-ce...)
Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-centred culture, this text provides a picture of a complex world, offering evidence of the matriarchal roots of civilization.
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(The first of 2 volumes reporting on excavations at a midd...)
The first of 2 volumes reporting on excavations at a middle neolithic to early bronze age site in northeast Greece. Vol. 1 presents the full sequence of culture exposed by excavation of this settlement mound, 10.5 m deep. Further studies define the environment during the 3 millennia of occupation and clarify the changing pattern of human subsistence over time. The chronological relationships for the Aegean, the Balkans, and Anatolia are examined in detail.
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European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC long before Greek or Judaeo-Christian civilizations flourished had a distinct culture with its own unique identity. The mythical imagery of this era tells us much about early humanity's concept of the cosmos, of human relations with nature, of the complementary roles of male and female. Through study of sculpture, vases and other cult objects, Gimbutas sketches the village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans. The Goddess incarnating the creative principle as Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals and other artifacts are analysed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.
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(Book by Gimbutas, Marija)
Book by Gimbutas, Marija
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"The first authoritative work on the ancient goddess culture."—Boston Globe The Goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world, a symbol of the unity of life in nature and the personification of all that was sacred and mysterious on earth. In this pioneering and provocative volume, Marija Gimbutas resurrects the world of the Goddess-worshipping, earth-centered cultures, bringing ancient matriarchal society vividly to life. She interweaves comparative mythology, early historical sources, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore to demonstrate conclusively that Goddess-worship is at the root of Western civilization. Illustrated with nearly 2,000 symbolic artifacts, Gimbutas' magnum opus is at once a "pictorial script" of the prehistoric Goddess religion and an authoritative work that takes these ancient cultures from the realm of speculation into that of documented fact. Over 500 illustrations.
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Gimbutas, Marija was born on January 23, 1921 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955. Daughter of Daniel and Veronica (Janulaitis) Alseika.
Master of Arts, University Vilnius, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tubingen, Germany, 1946. Postgraduate, University Heidelberg and Munich, Germany, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), California Institute Integral Studies, San Francisco, 1988., Vytauas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1993.
Research fellow, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Boston, 1955-1963; lecturer department anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, 1962-1963; fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1961-1962; professor European archaeology and Indo-European studies, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1989; fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, 1973-1974; project director, excavations of Neolithic S.E. Europe, Obre, Bosnia, 1967-1968; project director, excavations at Sitagroi, N.E. Greece, 1968-1969; project director, excavations at Anza, Central Macedonia, 1969-1970; project director, at Achilleion, Thessaly, Greece, 1973-1974; project director, at Scaloria, near Manfredonia, Italy, 1979-1980.
( In this beautifully illustrated study of sculpture, vas...)
(European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC - long bef...)
(Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-ce...)
(Presenting a classic illumination of Neolithic goddess-ce...)
(European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC long befor...)
(Marija Gimbutas' masterpiece in a new, easily affordable ...)
(A rich picture of village life in the 7th and 6th millenn...)
(The first of 2 volumes reporting on excavations at a midd...)
("The first authoritative work on the ancient goddess cult...)
(Book by Gimbutas, Marija)
Member Society Lithuanian Archaeologists (honorary), Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
Married Jurgis Gimbutas, 1942. Children: Danute, Zivile, Rasa.
