Europe’s First Roots: Female Cosmogonies before the Arrival of the IndoEuropean Peoples
There is a hidden history of Europe, which is far earlier than the Indo-European history of public konwledge and education. Archaeological, mythological and linguistic evidence point to a matrilineal society, which honoured the place of women, was based on a partnership between women and men, and li...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Feminist theology
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-39 |
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| Summary: | There is a hidden history of Europe, which is far earlier than the Indo-European history of public konwledge and education. Archaeological, mythological and linguistic evidence point to a matrilineal society, which honoured the place of women, was based on a partnership between women and men, and lived in accord with its natural environment. I find in this early history a cause of hope for Europe’s present and future. If Europeans can learn from this diverse and non-militaristic distant past, which has been repressed but not destroyed, there is hope that we can develop models of society based on partnership rather than dominance. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096673500401300103 |