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Hestia-goddess of the hearth : the archetypal, architectural, and spiritual functions of the hearth as home of the human soul / Janet Bubar Rich ; with a foreword by Elizabeth Terzian.

By: Publisher: Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773445581
  • 0773445587
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hestia-goddess of the hearthDDC classification:
  • 292.2/114 23
LOC classification:
  • BL820.V55 R53 2014eb
Online resources: Summary: This book honors Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. It fills the gaping void in exclusive scholarship on Hestia and explores her as a pop culture icon in a quest to grasp her relevance for people today. Thinking about Hestia as an archetype of focus and centeredness may offer soulful refuge from the e-chatter overload that people face in their daily lives. It may help fulfill contemporary yearnings for authenticity and wholeness within human hearts and souls by offering us a path homeward, back to connections with people's inner selves.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This book honors Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. It fills the gaping void in exclusive scholarship on Hestia and explores her as a pop culture icon in a quest to grasp her relevance for people today. Thinking about Hestia as an archetype of focus and centeredness may offer soulful refuge from the e-chatter overload that people face in their daily lives. It may help fulfill contemporary yearnings for authenticity and wholeness within human hearts and souls by offering us a path homeward, back to connections with people's inner selves.

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