When God Was a Woman
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When God Was a Woman
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Narrated by:
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Jo Anna Perrin
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By:
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Merlin Stone
About this listen
The landmark exploration of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual suppression of women’s rites.
In the beginning, God was a woman…
How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Under her reign, societal roles differed markedly from those in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures: women bought and sold property, traded in the marketplace, and inherited title and land from their mothers. Documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmas, Merlin Stone describes an ancient conspiracy in which the Goddess was reimagined as a wanton, depraved figure, a characterization confirmed and perpetuated by one of modern culture’s best-known legends—that of the fall of Adam and Eve. Insightful and thought-provoking, this is essential listening for anyone interested in the origin of current gender roles and in rediscovering women’s power.
This audiobook is expertly read by Jo Anna Perrin, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Matthew Kulewicz, MPSE.
©1976 Merlin Stone (P)2026 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC