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The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory

Why an Invented Past Won't Give Women a Future

By: Cynthia Eller

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The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory

Why an Invented Past Won't Give Women a Future

By: Cynthia Eller

According to the myth of matriarchal prehistory, men and women lived together peacefully before recorded history. Society was centered around women, with their mysterious life-giving powers, and they were honored as incarnations and priestesses of the Great Goddess. Then a transformation occurred, and men thereafter dominated society. Given the universality of patriarchy in recorded history, this vision is understandably appealing for many women. But does it have any basis in fact? And as a myth, does it work for the good of women? Cynthia Eller traces the emergence of the feminist matriarchal myth, explicates its functions, and examines the evidence for and against a matriarchal prehistory. Finally, she explains why this vision of peaceful, woman-centered prehistory is something feminists should be wary of.

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Beacon Press

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0807067938

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9780807067932

Gentlemen and Amazons

The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861–1900

By: Cynthia Eller

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Gentlemen and Amazons

The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861–1900

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Gentlemen and Amazons traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. Cynthia Eller explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Eller tells the stories these men told, analyzes the gendered assumptions they made, and provides the necessary context for understanding how feminists of the 1970s and 1980s embraced as historical "fact" a discredited nineteenth-century idea.

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Univ of California Press

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0520948556

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9780520948556

Living In The Lap of Goddess

The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America

By: Cynthia Eller

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Living In The Lap of Goddess

The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America

By: Cynthia Eller

A fascinating introduction to one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the United States today. Through interviews, participant-observation, and analysis of movement literature, Cynthia Eller explores what women who worship the goddess believe; how they express those beliefs in private, in public, and in the political realm; and the place of feminist spirituality in the history of American religion.

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Beacon Press

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0807065072

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9780807065075

Am I a Woman?

A Skeptic's Guide to Gender

By: Cynthia Eller

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Am I a Woman?

A Skeptic's Guide to Gender

By: Cynthia Eller

In this smart, intimate, and conversational book, Cynthia Eller delves into the twin thickets of gender theory and everyday experience to ask how we decide who is a woman-and why we find the answer important. Is a woman defined by her anatomy? Does she perceive the world differently than men? Is it her behavior that somehow marks her as inescapably female? Or is it a matter of how others evaluate her? Eller's answers demonstrate that the question is far more complicated, and its effects more pernicious, than it might at first appear.

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Beacon Press

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0807075094

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9780807075098

Lotería Cross Stitch

By: Cynthia Eller

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Lotería Cross Stitch

By: Cynthia Eller

All fifty-four images of the Don Clemente loter�a deck (Mexican bingo) cross-stitched and framed.

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Book's by Cynthia. Eller

The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory

The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory

Gentlemen and Amazons

Gentlemen and Amazons

Living In The Lap of Goddess

Living In The Lap of Goddess

Am I a Woman?

Am I a Woman?

Lotería Cross Stitch

Lotería Cross Stitch

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