Walker barbara g the woman's encyclopedia of myths and secrets

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A feminist encyclopaedia focusing on mythology, anthropology, religion and sexuality. In the mid1970s she became part of the new feminist wave, writing the monumental feministfreethought sourcebook, the womans encyclopedia of myths and secrets 1983. The womans encyclopedia of myths and secrets by sophie duquette this encyclopedia by barbara g. The answers to these and countless other intriguing questions. It documents, entry by entry, the fate and historic distortion of matriarchal religion by triumphant patriarchy in the last few thousand years and makes sense of.

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Barbara walker has an obvious bias against all things male andor christian. Walker is a researcher, lecturer, and author of twentyfour books and numerous articles on comparative religion, history, mythology, symbolism, mineral lore, the tarot, the i ching, as well as a collection of original feminist fairy tales, an autobiography, a novel, and her latest, man made god. Walker, author of the womans encyclopedia of myths and secrets, the womans dictionary of symbols and sacred objects, and many other books, is a member of the morris museum mineralogical society and the trailside mineral club of the new jersey earth science association. In reality the tes of december 26, 1986 shows on page 10 that the book was a personnel recommendation from a mr. The womans encyclopedia of myths and secrets, 1983, 16 pages, barbara g. Some said these were prehuman races born of the four rivers that flowed from the great mothers belly in the paradisial age. Walker, author of the womans encyclopedia of myths and secrets, the womans dictionary of symbols and sacred objects, and many other books, is a member of the morris museum mineralogical society and the trailside mineral club of.