![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the portrait the laid the foundation for one of culture's greatest shams-the legend of Adam and fallen Eve.īy Merlin Stone. How did the change come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmas, Merlin Stone details a most ancient conspiracy: the patriarchal re-imaging of the Goddess as a wanton, deprave figure. Women bought and sold property, traded in the marketplace, and the inheritance of title and property was passed from mother to daughter. mykl-s An important look into world religions and what that meant for women This book was really in-depth and informative regarding the earliest religions, which have all but been forgotten in light of conquest. Under her, women's roles differed markedly from those in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Beyond being worshiped for fertility, she was revered as the wise creator and the one source of universal order. Known by many names-Astarte, Isis, Ishtar, among others-she reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Here, archaeologically documented, is the story of the religion of the Goddess. ![]()
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