The emergence, dominance and subsequent subordination or erasure of powerful female figures of worship in this set of mythologies is the overarching theme of The Goddess , and this theme has never beenmore relevant than it is today. Christopher Fee and David Leeming chart the development of traditional Western gender roles through an understanding of the transformation of concepts of the Goddess from her earliest roots in India and Iran to her more familiar faces in Ireland and Iceland. With a broad, general appeal, this book contains a collection of highly entertaining and enjoyable myths.