Table of contents for Women and goddesses in myth and sacred text : an anthology / edited by Tamara Agha-Jaffar.

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Timeline of Women and Goddesses
Chapter 1
Isis
The Egyptian Pantheon
Introduction
Selections from The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead in Plutarch's Moralia
Chapter 2
Inanna
The Sumerian Pantheon
Introduction
Selections from Inanna: Queen of Heaven
Chapter 3
Tiamat
The Babylonian Pantheon
Introduction
Selections from The Babylonian Creation
Chapter 4
Demeter and Persephone
The Greek Pantheon
Introduction
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Chapter 5
Circe
Introduction
Selections from the Odyssey
Chapter 6
Medea
Introduction
The Medea
Chapter 7
Sita
Sita's Family Tree
Introduction
Selections from the Ramayana
Chapter 8
Kali
Introduction
Selections from the Devi-Mahatmya
Chapter 9
Amaterasu
Amaterasu's Family Tree
Introduction
Selections from the Kojiki
Chapter 10
Kuan Yin
Introduction
Selections from The Legend of Miao-Shan
Chapter 11
Lilith
Introduction
Selections from The Alphabet of Ben Sira
Chapter 12
Eve
Introduction
Selections from Genesis
Chapter 13
Virgin Mary
Introduction
Selections from Luke 1-2
Chapter 14
Hawwa
Introduction
Selections from the Qur'an
Chapter 15
Maryam
Introduction
Selections from the Qur'an
Chapter 16
Oshun
Introduction
Selections from the Ifa Divination
Chapter 17
White Buffalo Woman
Introduction
White Buffalo Woman in American Indian Myths and Legends
Chapter 18
Corn Mother
Introduction
Corn Mother in American Indian Myths and Legends
Bibliography
Index

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Women -- Mythology.
Goddesses.
Women and religion.