Dancing With Goddesses

Author : Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393089219

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The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance by Elizabeth Wayland Barber Pdf

A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth Wayland Barber follows the trail of these spirit maidens—long associated with fertility, marriage customs, and domestic pursuits—from their early appearance in traditional folktales and harvest rituals to their more recent incarnations in fairytales and present-day dance. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and line drawings, the result is a brilliantly original work that stands at the intersection of archaeology and folk traditions—at once a rich portrait of our rich agrarian ancestry and an enchanting reminder of the human need to dance.

Author : Annis Pratt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015032561600

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Dancing with Goddesses by Annis Pratt Pdf

Explores how female and male poets in England and North America respond to older signatures in four archetypes: Medusa, Aphrodite, Artemis, and bears. This book shows how poems are structured on the interplay between Euro-patriarchal patterns and apatriarchal elements from the archetypes' historical background.

Author : Kristin Madden,Dorothy Morrison
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Goddess religion
ISBN : 9780738706368

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Dancing the Goddess Incarnate by Kristin Madden,Dorothy Morrison Pdf

Life is an adventure, a game, a dance. Whether you're shakin' it at the disco with Athena or doing the Charleston with Hecate, each goddess offers vital lessons for exploring-and enjoying-every facet of our lives. No matter your age, Dancing the Goddess Incarnate can help you get in touch with the maiden, mother, and crone within. You don't have to know the rhythm or the steps. Simply allow each of the nine goddesses to lead you onto the dance floor, outside your comfort zone, where you'll learn to unlock creativity, rediscover play, strategize success, and nurture yourself. This fun Pagan guide to self-exploration includes meditations, games, magic tips, herbal remedies, and exercises that can-with help from the goddesses-bring balance, beauty, and joy into your life.

Author : Joanna van der Hoeven
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781782793267

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Pagan Portals - Dancing with Nemetona by Joanna van der Hoeven Pdf

Nemetona is an ancient goddess whose song is heard deep within the earth and also deep within the human soul. She is the Lady of Sanctuary, of Sacred Groves and Sacred Spaces. She is present within the home, within our sacred groves, our rites and in all the spaces that we hold dear to our hearts. She also lies within, allowing us to feel at ease wherever we are in the world through her energy of holding, of transformation. She holds the stillness and quiet of a perfect day; she is the stillness at the end of it, when the blackbird sings to the dusk. She is the energy of sacred space, where we can stretch out our souls and truly come alive, to be who we wish to be, filled with the magic of potential. Rediscover this ancient goddess and dance with a Druid to the songs of Nemetona. Learn how to reconnect with this goddess in ritual, songs, chants, meditation and more. ,

Author : Marion Woodman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781570623134

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Dancing in the Flames by Marion Woodman Pdf

Dark, earthy, and immensely powerful, the Black Goddess has been a key force in world history, manifesting in images as diverse as the Indian goddess Kali and the Black Madonnas of medieval Europe. She embodies the energy of chaos and creativity, creation and destruction, death and rebirth. Images of Her, however, have been conspicuously missing in the Western world for centuries—until now, when awareness of the Goddess is re-arising in many spheres, from the women's movement to traditional religion, from the new discoveries of quantum physics to the dreams of ordinary men and women. Why now particularly? The answer provided by Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson is bold and thrilling: the reemergence of the Divine Feminine in our time indicates our readiness to move to an entirely new level of consciousness. The reemerging Goddess calls for a shattering of rigid categories, a willingness to hold opposition. She calls us to marry reason and order to creativity, and to embrace the chaos that can ultimately lead to wisdom and transformation on personal and global levels.

Author : Shambhavi L. Chopra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9788183281645

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Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess by Shambhavi L. Chopra Pdf

Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess unfolds the mystic beauty of Kali, the most powerful but misunderstood of the great goddesses of India. Probably the most comprehensive and innovative examination of Ma Kali in recent decades, the book reveals all dimensions of life and consciousness in Kali’s tranformative dance.

Author : J.C.. Artemisia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Goddesses
ISBN : 8529172469

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Dancing Goddess in the Moon by J.C.. Artemisia Pdf

This is a story is about the moon, the sea, and the magick of dance! Long ago, the Dancing Goddess tied her skirt into the sea and leapt to the moon, so she could always watch over those she loved. Pagans dance when the moon is full, and we never dance alone.

Author : Monidipa Mukherjee,Sutapa Sengupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Dance
ISBN : 8194643384

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Dancing with the Gods by Monidipa Mukherjee,Sutapa Sengupta Pdf

This book is an ode to the mythological heritage of Bharatanatyam. The visual narrative captures the rich heritage of this temple dance and its original exponents, the Devadasis or 'handmaidens of the deity'. Its repertoire of movements and moods bring alive the fascinating stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and their kaleidoscopic lives. In the following pages, the authors have traced the myths and legends that are cherished in our performing arts, to delight the culture-curious reader. And what is interesting is that in these stories, the reader will discover the inter-connectedness of ancient mythologies around the world. Perhaps such discoveries go a long way in validating the role that art plays in connecting civilizations. The book is designed to engage the reader without pedagogy or scholastic strictures, but with a lightness of touch, that entertains while it informs. Because the vision here is to weave information, anecdotes and trivia, together in the spirit of a popular cultural ranconteur. Replete with rare photographs curated from the Sohinimoksha World Dance and Communications archives, complemented by a lucid narrative that wraps facts in the language of romance and adventure, this book promises to be a collector's item for those who value the legacy of India's most celebrated dance form. For glimpses of some live performances by Sohini Roychowdhury, and her Sohinimoksha World Dance troupe, celebrating the music, dance, mythology of India and the World, go on-line to 'Dancing With The God.... with Sohinimoksha World Dance' at https://youtu.be/naR7p6SKiko

Author : J C Artemisia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798529172469

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Dancing Goddess in the Moon by J C Artemisia Pdf

This is a story is about the moon, the sea, and the magick of dance! Long ago, the Dancing Goddess tied her skirt into the sea and leapt to the moon, so she could always watch over those she loved. Today, Pagans dance when the moon is full, and we never dance alone.

Author : Barbara Ehrenreich
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429904650

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Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich Pdf

From the bestselling social commentator and cultural historian comes Barbara Ehrenreich's fascinating exploration of one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy In the acclaimed Blood Rites, Barbara Ehrenreich delved into the origins of our species' attraction to war. Here, she explores the opposite impulse, one that has been so effectively suppressed that we lack even a term for it: the desire for collective joy, historically expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing. Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans viewed mass festivities as foreign and "savage," Ehrenreich shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greeks' worship of Dionysus to the medieval practice of Christianity as a "danced religion." Ultimately, church officials drove the festivities into the streets, the prelude to widespread reformation: Protestants criminalized carnival, Wahhabist Muslims battled ecstatic Sufism, European colonizers wiped out native dance rites. The elites' fear that such gatherings would undermine social hierarchies was justified: the festive tradition inspired French revolutionary crowds and uprisings from the Caribbean to the American plains. Yet outbreaks of group revelry persist, as Ehrenreich shows, pointing to the 1960s rock-and-roll rebellion and the more recent "carnivalization" of sports. Original, exhilarating, and deeply optimistic, Dancing in the Streets concludes that we are innately social beings, impelled to share our joy and therefore able to envision, even create, a more peaceable future. "Fascinating . . . An admirably lucid, level-headed history of outbreaks of joy from Dionysus to the Grateful Dead."—Terry Eagleton, The Nation

Author : Diana Rivers
Publisher : Goddess Ink
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996961739

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Dancer for the Goddess by Diana Rivers Pdf

Zaia is a gifted and willful girl who goes to the Temple of Kernoss to become a dancer in spite of her mother's strong opposition. There, her considerable skill is shaped and Zaia becomes the best Dancer in her city. When Zaia is of age she takes a five-year pledge to go on the road, dancing in towns and villages too small to have a Dance Temple of their own. In leaving, Zaia parts with everything she has ever known and embarks on a journey that will change her forever. Zaia lives in a society where women are respected and revered and the Goddess is worshipped. But a shadow hangs over that world. Patriarchal invasions from the north have already begun to make incursions and threaten everything that Zaia holds sacred. Author Diana Rivers is a Lambda Literary Awards finalist and a winner of the Golden Crown Literary Award for Speculative Fiction.

Author : Miranda Shaw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691168548

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Buddhist Goddesses of India by Miranda Shaw Pdf

"The Indian Buddhist world abounds with goddesses--voluptuous tree spirits, maternal nurturers, potent healers and protectors, transcendent wisdom figures, cosmic mothers of liberation, and dancing female Buddhas. Despite their importance in Buddhist thought and practice, these female deities have received relatively little scholarly attention, and no comprehensive study of the female pantheon has been available. Buddhist Goddesses of India is the essential and definitive guide to divinities that, as Miranda Shaw writes, "operate from transcendent planes of bliss and awareness for as long as their presence may benefit living beings." Beautifully illustrated, the book chronicles the histories, legends, and artistic portrayals of nineteen goddesses and several related human figures and texts. Drawing on a sweeping range of material, from devotional poetry and meditation manuals to rituals and artistic images, Shaw reveals the character, powers, and practice traditions of the female divinities. Interpretations of intriguing traits such as body color, stance, hairstyle, clothing, jewelry, hand gestures, and handheld objects lend deep insight into the symbolism and roles of each goddess. In addition to being a comprehensive reference, this book traces the fascinating history of these goddesses as they evolved through the early, Mahayana, and Tantric movements in India and found a place in the pantheons of Tibet and Nepal."--Publisher's website.

Author : Virginia Wayland,Harold Wayland,Alan Ferg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210630773

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Playing Cards of the Apaches by Virginia Wayland,Harold Wayland,Alan Ferg Pdf

Drawing on four decades of research, the authors present a history of the cards created by Apache Indians after playing cards were introduced into their culture by Spanish explorers and colonists. Includes reproductions of cards from more than 100 packs in museums and private collections around the world.

Author : Marcia Starck,Gynne Stern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Goddesses.
ISBN : 0895946041

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The Dark Goddess by Marcia Starck,Gynne Stern Pdf

Author : Carolyn Graves-Brown
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847250544

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Dancing for Hathor by Carolyn Graves-Brown Pdf

Ancient Egypt is renowned as a sophisticated---and very distant---civilization where the ancient Egyptians worshipped a vibrant pantheon of gods and built some of the most elaborate monuments in human history. Yet, at the same time, ancient Egypt seems strangely familiar. Women, as well as men, went to work, made fun of those in authority, drank too much, and made fools of themselves. Even the ancients thought Egypt and its women unusual: Herodotus, the Greek historian claimed that the Egyptians in their manners and customs seem to have reversed the ordinary practices of mankind. For instance, women attend market and are employed in trade, while men stay at home and do the weaving... The goddess Hathor, the most important goddess of ancient Egypt, in many ways exemplified contradictions in the way ancient Egyptian women were considered. She was a goddess of love, beauty and gentleness, but at times she could also be a blood-lusting monster. Hathor was also a goddess of worlds not quite our own, and perhaps the ancient Egyptians also saw their women as other-worldly? Carolyn Graves-Brown tells the story of the women of ancient Egypt, from goddesses to dancing girls, queens to housewives and offers a reconstruction of this most exotic and intriguing, yet oddly familiar, society.