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By the time you leave, you will know why and how the triple goddess lived, and lives again.
When is the earliest appearance of the threefold goddess in history? What does it mean to modern pagans who speak of the Moon, and the Goddess of Nature as 'Maiden, Mother and Crone'? Why should you sing the praises of a Cambridge scholar named Jane Ellen Harrison? Prudence Jones answers these questions and more, in a lively scholarly talk. By the time you leave, you will know why and how the triple goddess lived, and lives again.
Prudence Jones is a writer and commentator on the Pagan traditions of Europe and associated spiritual systems. A History of Pagan Europe, co-written with Nigel Pennick, is a standard textbook in the field. Beginning as an academic philosopher at Cambridge, Prudence later taught there and at the University of Alberta, where her research was in ancient and mediaeval logic. Her interest in other esoteric systems, particularly astrology and Wicca. She is a past President of the Pagan Federation and a past Chair of the Association of Professional Astrologers. She has also contributed to many journals and essay collections over the past three decades.
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16 April 2009 at 7:15 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours |
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Treadwell's Books |
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£5 |
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