When God Was A Woman

by Merlin Stone

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307816856
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/09/2012
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	265
Sales rank:	386,384
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Merlin Stone was an American author, artist, and art professor. Her book, When God Was a Woman, had a significant effect on the emerging goddess culture of 1970s America. Other books she wrote include The Paradise Papers: The Suppression of Women’s Rites, Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood, and 3000 Years of Racism.