Paradise Papers (When God Was a Woman)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0704338076
ISBN 13
9780704338074
DDC
291.221
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1977
Publisher
Pages
288
Description
When God Was a Woman is the U.S. title of a 1976 book by sculptor and art historian Merlin Stone. It was published earlier in the United Kingdom as The Paradise Papers:
I read Paradise Papers after having devoured Merlin Stone's other classics, "When God was a Woman" and "Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood." Stone's books provide brilliant insight into the more egalitarian ancient world before God was codified as strictly 'male'. For thousands of years, many cultures viewed the creator as female! One can't help but wonder how the world might have been if the Judeo-Christian religion hadn't enforced strict patriarchy both in the churches as well as within the society at large. Having done extensive research, all of Stone's books provide insight into the demotion of females to second class status as the world embraced an all powerful, male deity.
I read Paradise Papers after having devoured Merlin Stone's other classics, "When God was a Woman" and "Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood." Stone's books provide brilliant insight into the more egalitarian ancient world before God was codified as strictly 'male'. For thousands of years, many cultures viewed the creator as female! One can't help but wonder how the world might have been if the Judeo-Christian religion hadn't enforced strict patriarchy both in the churches as well as within the society at large. Having done extensive research, all of Stone's books provide insight into the demotion of females to second class status as the world embraced an all powerful, male deity.
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