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Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets [Hardcover]

Barbara G. Walker (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 1121 pages
Publisher: Book Sales (August 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0785807209
ISBN-13: 978-0785807209
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 2.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Of Once And Future Goddesses, December 23, 2000

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As a recently-published author, I would like to express my admiration for the work of Barbara G. Walker. Of all the sources that I quoted from my bibliography, Walker was by far the most significant. The Woman's Encyclopedia is the most valuable book in my collection, and it represents a superhuman piece of research. The suppression of the Feminine and the patriarchal re-writing of history can be traced through innumerable references - from Christianity's assimilation of pagan rituals and festivals to the creation of the mythology of feminine evil. Walker, like Jungian analyst June Singer, believes that patriarchal religion is the basis for the suppression of women. The case she builds is frankly unassailable. After reading this classic study, one cannot fail to see the transforming power of the Mother Goddess in everything from A Midsummer Night's Dream and Finnegans Wake to Mary Poppins and The Matrix. Barbara Walker is a modern-day Wisewoman, and we can never have enough of those. In a sterile, left-brain, hunter-killer psytocracy, Walker's books shine like a beacon for those who still have the strength to dream.

Steven Cain (Author of Sirius Moonlight: The Origins Of The Suppression Of The Feminine.)

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5.0 out of 5 stars reclaiming history, December 24, 1999

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This encyclopedia documents the subversion of global matriarchal cultures. It is immaculately well-referenced, much more so than the contrived versions of history that have been force-fed to us. There are relatively few works of scholarship that have the power to elicit such emotional reactions and defensiveness from the most privileged among us. You'll never look at fingers, menstrual blood, or religion the same way again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and useful!, February 5, 1999

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This encyclopedia is so absorbing I got utterly lost in it for hours and hours. Finally someone has seen through the patriarchal smokescreen and exposed the hypocrisy and lies. Many times I found myself laughing out loud at some of her caustically humorous observations. I'm sure this must be on the Pope's list of books forbidden from the eyes of all good Catholics...Blessed Be!

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Published on March 14, 2009 by Caraleisa

1.0 out of 5 stars It stinks
This book is chucked full of information..over 1000 pgs to be exact..dealing mostly with mythological figures..I can read mythology from any high school book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars An insult to the intelligence of feminists everywhere
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5.0 out of 5 stars More personally illuminating than the bible
Read this book and be utterly amazed at how very much you thought you knew. Actually, you've been fed a lot of disinformation for most of your life, and every page of this book... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets.
Excellent use for resource, very complete.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Why Bother
This book made me feel dirty as a womyn. I found it insensitive, uninspired, and inaccurate. Anyone who wants true scholarship should look elsewhere for truth. Read more

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This book reminds me of the adage, "When all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail."

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