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女神的语言

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In 'The Language of the Goddess' Gimbutas catalogues recurring motifs—triangles, V-shapes, serpents—in Neolithic artifacts and interprets them as components of a coherent symbolic system reflecting goddess-centered beliefs.

She argues these symbols encode cosmological and reproductive meanings central to Old Europe's ritual life.

Critics have cautioned that symbol interpretation risks projection and lacks definitive decipherment, but the work remains a cornerstone for those exploring prehistoric spirituality and iconography.

The book promoted broader public interest in feminine imagery in archaeology and influenced feminist readings of prehistory.

It situates material culture within a holistic vision of community, ritual, and reverence for life cycles.

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Mentioned by LeWen as part of Gimbutas' series interpreting symbolic artifacts as a proto-writing of goddess cultures.
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