The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future

Eller, Cynthia

ISBN 10: 080706792X / ISBN 13: 9780807067925

Published by Beacon Pr, 2000

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Used with minimal wear, no writing or markings, corners maybe bent, few crease lines.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future
• Publisher: Beacon Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080706792X
• ISBN 13: 9780807067925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

In this lucide and fascinating volume, Eller traces the emergence of feminist matriarchal myth, explicates its functions, and examines the evidence for and against a matriarchal prehistory. Finally, she explains why this vision of peaceful, women-centered prehistory is something feminists should be wary of.

About the Author

Cynthia Eller is the author of Living in the Lap of the Goddess: The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America (Beacon / 6507-2 / $14.00 pb), a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1994, and of Conscientious Objectors and the Second World War. An independent scholar affiliated with Princeton University, she lives in South Orange, New Jersey.