The Dancing Goddess: Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic

By Heide Göttner-Abendroth and Heide Göttner-Abendroth

Blending theory, criticism, and ritual, reveals the foundations of the ancient tradition of "matriarchal art," and shows how that tradition flourishes in the works of major contemporary women artists and in contemporary women's spirituality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807067539
• ISBN13: 9780807067536
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.7" x 8.0"

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Art in ancient goddess-centered societies was an inseparable part of daily life, deeply connected with the spiritual life of the community, lifeaffirming and communal, a process rather than a commodity. Blending theory, criticism, and ritual, The Dancing Goddess reveals the foundations of this ancient tradition of "matriarchal art;" and shows how that tradition flourishes in the works of major contemporary women artists and in contemporary women's spirituality.