Sacred Places of Goddess by Karen Tate | Non-Fiction | DONNE TEMPO
Sacred Places of Goddess by Karen Tate
September/11/08 12:43 AM Filed in: Non-Fiction
By Jacquie Kubin
In Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations (CCC Publishing, $13.97. ISBN 1888729112) author Karen Tate takes us on a journey of scared travel to uncover the lost Mecca’s of the Divine Goddess.
What makes this book intriguing, as an actual field guide or armchair travelogue is that it Tate views these destinations with both an academic and spiritual eye.
The
reader comes away with an understanding of the
history of the region and religion, the role of
the Goddess and how it they are intertwined with
the modern day peoples.
Sacred Places of Goddess is nothing short of comprehensive in its content. One feature of the tome that I particularly like is Goddess Focus, a feature that serves to highlight the books content with additional facts and information.
These Goddess Focus’ inserts, for example, include additional content on individuals like Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994), a noted, and controversial, gender archeologist whose work instrumental in the study of the Goddess. The Goddess Focus’ inserts also offered insight into rituals, from female genital mutilation to the ancient rite of infant sacrifice and the roles of the Priestess and female shamans in religion
Throughout the book, Tate provides an interesting, fact-based history of women and their ancient role as leader, priest, shaman and warrior. She presents the concept of the feminine divine in a manner that is fact based, historically founded and non-intimidating.
The 108 sites have been chosen to create a foundation of understanding in how the locations culture, history and spirituality support the Goddess as a divine, and universal, symbol of nurturing, growth and supremacy.
In Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations (CCC Publishing, $13.97. ISBN 1888729112) author Karen Tate takes us on a journey of scared travel to uncover the lost Mecca’s of the Divine Goddess.
What makes this book intriguing, as an actual field guide or armchair travelogue is that it Tate views these destinations with both an academic and spiritual eye.
Sacred Places of Goddess is nothing short of comprehensive in its content. One feature of the tome that I particularly like is Goddess Focus, a feature that serves to highlight the books content with additional facts and information.
These Goddess Focus’ inserts, for example, include additional content on individuals like Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994), a noted, and controversial, gender archeologist whose work instrumental in the study of the Goddess. The Goddess Focus’ inserts also offered insight into rituals, from female genital mutilation to the ancient rite of infant sacrifice and the roles of the Priestess and female shamans in religion
Throughout the book, Tate provides an interesting, fact-based history of women and their ancient role as leader, priest, shaman and warrior. She presents the concept of the feminine divine in a manner that is fact based, historically founded and non-intimidating.
The 108 sites have been chosen to create a foundation of understanding in how the locations culture, history and spirituality support the Goddess as a divine, and universal, symbol of nurturing, growth and supremacy.