| Description |
xxvii, 265 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
A Harvest/HBJ book |
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Harvest/HBJ book.
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| Contents |
Tales with a point of view -- Who was she? -- Women -- where woman was deified -- The northern invaders -- One of their own race -- If the king did not weep -- The Sacred sexual customs -- They offered incense to the queen of heaven -- And the men of the city shall stone her with stones -- Unraveling the myth of Adam and Eve -- The daughters of Eve |
| Summary |
Documents the ancient worship of the great creator Mother Goddess under a diversity of names and details the rewriting of myths, the recasting of rituals and religious doctrines, and the transformation of the Goddess into a wanton, depraved figure by invading patriarchal tribes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257) and index |
| Subject |
Femininity of God.
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Goddess religion.
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Goddesses.
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Women and religion.
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| Author |
Stone, Merlin.
Paradise papers
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| LC no. |
77016262 |
| ISBN |
015696158X (harvest:pbk.) |
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9780156961585 (paperback) |
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