How did the change come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmas, Merlin Stone details a most ancient conspiracey: the patriarchal reimaging of the Goddess as a wanton, depraved figure. Women bought and sold property and traded in the marketplace, and the inheritance of title and property was passed from mother to daughter. Under her, women's roles differed markedly from those in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Beyond being worshipped for fertility, she was revered as the wise creator and the one souce 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. When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone Book Resume: ![]() Books for People with Print Disabilities. Borrow this book to access EPUB and PDF files. ![]() Publication date 1976 Topics Women and religion Publisher New York: Dial Press.
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