Development of Mariolatory3
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARIOLATORY : M. M. NINAN<br />
APPENDIX III<br />
MYSTICA online Encyclopedia gives four articles on goddess<br />
which are interesting. Only excerpts are given below:<br />
History<br />
Goddess worship dates back to Paleolithic times. Many<br />
anthropologists speculate the first "God " or gods <strong>of</strong> the peoples<br />
were feminine. This coincides with ancient creation myths and<br />
beliefs that creation was achieved through self-fertilization.<br />
Within the concept <strong>of</strong> creation the participation <strong>of</strong> the male<br />
principle was not known or recognized yet. The Goddess was<br />
believed to have created the universe by herself alone.<br />
From this belief came the agricultural religions. It was thought<br />
that the gods only prospered by the beneficence and wisdom<br />
which the Goddess showered on them. Evidence appears to<br />
indicate most ancient tribes and cultures were matriarchal.<br />
….<br />
Among the first human images discovered are the "Venus<br />
figures," --- Cro-Magnons <strong>of</strong> the Upper Paleolithic period<br />
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