When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone
265 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0880295333
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Language: English
Publish: 631180800000
FeminismGoddessHistoricalHistoryMythologyNonfictionReligionSpiritualityTheologyWomens
Here, archaeologically documented, is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status. Index; maps and illustrations.