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 | | Leeming’s study of heroes from the world’s mythologies is thematically arranged and “illuminates the various stages or rites of passage of the universal mythic hero. |
 | | The Aztec, Mayan, and Mixtec mythologies of creation, the Goddess, serpents, gods of rain and storm, rituals, and heroic journeys are presented, interpreted, and usefully illustrated. |
 | | Orenstein, in tracing her own journey to reclaim Goddess, identifies the many sources of information that aided her, and discusses the importance of mythology, Goddess symbols and values (Earth, creation, fertility, life cycles, sacred places), the patriarchal challenges, and the significance of the recent re-discovery or reflowering of Goddess. |
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