The Neolithic great goddess: a study in modern tradition
Modern belief in the veneration of a single Great Goddess in the European Neolithic is often accompanied by the notion that those cultures of ‘Old Europe’ were woman-centred in society as well as religion. What is the long history which precedes these contemporary notions? What is the complex history of their political development? A chain runs from Classical times to Marija Gimbutas (Meskell 1995) and our own day.
The Gate of Horn
MISS G. R. LEVY has, in this closely reasoned and well documented book, attempted to trace the development of man's attitude, in certain ritual aspects, to religious beliefs from palæ olithic times in Europe down to the performances of Greek tragedies in Athens. In order to trace the "palæ olithic heritage", and to interpret the remains on which all study must depend, the author has turned to primitive peoples whose beliefs and practices have been recorded by modern anthropologists, and examined critically what can be fairly deduced for the explanation of apparent similarities between civilizations far separated in time. This is not one of those books in which material evidence is thrown together pell-mell ; what the best authorities have to say is carefully considered.The Gate of HornA Study of the Religious Conceptions of the Stone Age, and their Influence upon European Thought. By Gertrude Rachel Levy. Pp. xxxi + 349 + 32 plates. (London : Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1948.) 42s. net.
Timber, its nature and behaviour
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 - Structure of Timber. Chapter 2 - Appearance of Timber in Relation to its Structure. Chapter 3 - Mass Volume Relationships. Chapter 4 - Movement in Timber. Chapter 5 - Flow in Timber. Chapter 6 - Deformation Under Load. Chapter 7 - Strength and Failure in Timber. Chapter 8 - Durability of Timber. Chapter 9 - Processing of Timber. Index.