in view of the period that separates impregnation from birth, it seems Favorite Quotes: Brandon, Professor of Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester in England, observed, “How the infant came to be in the womb was undoubtedly a mystery to primitive man. Stone does a decent job presenting the evidence and findings and basically summarizing what happened to women as a result of these patriarchal religious shifts.įavorite Quotes: Jacquetta Hawkes wrote in 1963 that “.Australian and a few other primitive peoples did not understand biological paternity or accept a necessary connection between sexual intercourse and conception.” In that same year, S. So Adam was co-erced into "sin" by someone he trusted that was apparently just ignorant, and Eve was co-erced into "sin" by a trained deceiver - yet it is Eve that takes the bulk of the blame? This is further evidence of how ridiculous the fable is, and how there were so many political reasons behind the religions that suppressed women's rights (namely the Judeo-Christian religions). Ironically, even if we read the fable of Adam and Eve straight out of Genesis, we see that Eve was actually deceived by a trained deceiver (the serpent), where Adam was deceived by his wife (not a trained deceiver). On top of this, it was "Eve" that ate the fruit first, so not only is the serpent symbol demonized, but also women in general. If we look at the book of Genesis (in the Bible), we can "coincidentally" see these symbols (namely the serpent) as something representing "evil" or "deceit". The fig tree was a symbol for the Goddess in many areas around the Fertile Crescent, as well as the serpent. On top of this, we see women blamed for the fall of man (as in the Old Testament of the Bible), and this is believed to be an artifact of the patriarchal religions' suppression of the Goddess. This is also demonstrated when we look at the Judeo-Christian (Abrahamic) religions, and we see the subjugation of women (double standards, rape, slavery, etc.). With this suppression of the Goddess came the suppression of women's rights. It wasn't until Indo-European religions (which eventually developed the Judeo-Christian cultures) came through with their male-dominator culture, that the Goddess was first suppressed.
There is anthropological and archaeological evidence which suggest that the earliest religions were those with a female deity. Various religions in the past held that "God" was a female deity, as only females are the creators of life. With this sup Stone discusses the history behind the religion(s) of the Goddess. Stone discusses the history behind the religion(s) of the Goddess. Then, after reading both, you may find yourself in the middle, just like me, agreeing with apparently mutually exclusive perspectives.more Granted, there was a lot of backlash (not to mention feelings of betrayal) after Eller published her book, but read it to inform yourself. Beyond arguing evidence, it challenges the usefulness of perpetuating the very stories being constructed by people like Ms. If you loved this book, I strongly recommend following it with Cynthia Eller's The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory Why An Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future. (I'm speaking in particular of Marija Gimbutas' work, which is the most often cited.) But most academics - feminist archaeologists, Classicists and historians included - agree that the majority of the evidence cited doesn't really hold up to snuff. (I'm speaking in particular of Marija Gimbutas' work, which is the most often cited.) If you loved this book, I strongly recommend following it with Cynthia Eller's The It's definitely written in a way that is accessible to pretty much anyone, and should be part of your education in that it remains a perspective that people hold on to. It's definitely written in a way that is accessible to pretty much anyone, and should be part of your education in that it remains a perspective that people hold on to.
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