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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: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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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
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Ch. 1 Introducing Hestia -- Hestia Within -- Hestia's Relevance -- Finding Sacred Spaces -- Discussion Overview -- Reimagining Hestia -- Mythopoetic Grounding -- The Book's Road Map -- ch. 2 Mythic Hestia -- Homer's Hestia -- Hestia in Ancient Greece -- Hestia's Many Faces -- Hestia's Impact on Pop Culture -- ch. 3 Archetypal Hestia -- Archetypes: Active in Our Lives -- Archetypes: Carl Gustav Jung -- Mythology: Joseph Campbell -- Archetypal Psychology: James Hillman -- Myth and Archetypes: Campbell and Hillman -- Hestia's Archetype -- Hestia's Sacred Fire -- Hestia: Sacred Spaces -- ch. 4 Architectural Hestia -- The Hearth's Structure -- The Hearth's History -- Hearths Today -- Changing Hearths -- Symbolic Hearths -- Magical Hearths -- Inspirational Hearths -- Hestia: Sacred Space -- ch. 5 Psychological Hestia -- Bringing Out Inner Truths -- Inner and Outer Realities Converge -- Hestia and Inner Centeredness -- ch. 6 Pop Culture's Hestia -- Archetypal Hestia in Film -- Renovating Hestia's Hearth in Romantic Tuscany -- Archetypes in Films Cast Light on Our Life Stories -- The "Hestia Complex" in Dr. T. and The Women -- Archetypal Hestia in The Wizard of Oz -- Archetypal Hestia as Snow White -- Archetypal Hestia in Mirror Mirror -- Archetypes in Films Influence and Inspire Our Life Stories -- ch. 7 Inspirational Hestia -- On Being Centered -- On Being Compassionate.
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.

Ch. 1 Introducing Hestia -- Hestia Within -- Hestia's Relevance -- Finding Sacred Spaces -- Discussion Overview -- Reimagining Hestia -- Mythopoetic Grounding -- The Book's Road Map -- ch. 2 Mythic Hestia -- Homer's Hestia -- Hestia in Ancient Greece -- Hestia's Many Faces -- Hestia's Impact on Pop Culture -- ch. 3 Archetypal Hestia -- Archetypes: Active in Our Lives -- Archetypes: Carl Gustav Jung -- Mythology: Joseph Campbell -- Archetypal Psychology: James Hillman -- Myth and Archetypes: Campbell and Hillman -- Hestia's Archetype -- Hestia's Sacred Fire -- Hestia: Sacred Spaces -- ch. 4 Architectural Hestia -- The Hearth's Structure -- The Hearth's History -- Hearths Today -- Changing Hearths -- Symbolic Hearths -- Magical Hearths -- Inspirational Hearths -- Hestia: Sacred Space -- ch. 5 Psychological Hestia -- Bringing Out Inner Truths -- Inner and Outer Realities Converge -- Hestia and Inner Centeredness -- ch. 6 Pop Culture's Hestia -- Archetypal Hestia in Film -- Renovating Hestia's Hearth in Romantic Tuscany -- Archetypes in Films Cast Light on Our Life Stories -- The "Hestia Complex" in Dr. T. and The Women -- Archetypal Hestia in The Wizard of Oz -- Archetypal Hestia as Snow White -- Archetypal Hestia in Mirror Mirror -- Archetypes in Films Influence and Inspire Our Life Stories -- ch. 7 Inspirational Hestia -- On Being Centered -- On Being Compassionate.

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