When God Was A Woman

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.

Auteur

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.