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Title: The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 0-06-250925-X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 30 November, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book will change your life!
Comment: I'm not the only person who believes Barbara G. Walker's Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets deserves a "five-star" rating! In England it won "Book of the Year" awards. It takes a courageous view of what our ancient ancestors may have thought before theocratic authorities branded their (and thus our) brains with their learned, infallible views.
No doubt its current Amazon Book rating of "three-stars" (I was astounded) is based on prejudice, for the work will be more-than-controversial to anyone who has been brought up in a patriarchal society (that would be all of us) ... it certainly will be rejected wholesale by anyone who holds to a worldview based on the authority of The Bible.
Ms. Walker makes the radical assumption that history began before the time of The Greeks, and, through careful footnoting and extensive notes, she formulates a consistent theory of ancient philosophical trends. And it's fun to read, even should one simply open its pages randomly.
No index is available, but the alphabetical organization of the headings make it easy for one to find the name of any goddess a good pagan could imagine, though some god-names have been studiously avoided, perhaps in deference to the title's obviously feminine gender-focus. And though many of Walker's statements will be diametrically opposed to our long-accepted philosophies [under the heading for MAN, for example, she claims it originally was a word meaning WOMAN] her treatment is consistent and thorough.
I challenge anyone to open this book - to any page - and not be astounded by some idea that had never before occurred to them. This is one astounding work; but I have no doubt that American schools will burn it rather than allow our children to read such sacrilege. Bravo, Ms. Walker! Bravo!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Brave New World
Comment: Anyone who has the guts to write and publish such a revealing work, as Barbara G. Walker has done, deserves humanity's deepest thanks. I've only read a portion of her book, and all of the reader reviews about it on Amazon.com and must say it's what I expected to find. I'm a person raised in the Catholic religion, then exposed later in life to the Lutheran side. For years I've pondered the validity of Christian beliefs, afraid to openly question them, fearful of the reaction by the faithful.
After Sept 11 that all changed, instead of running back to religion, I sought to confirm my religious disbeliefs by studying and understanding the roots of Christianity, Islam, and Judiasm more thoroughly. What I found was shockingly clear; all of the major monotheist religions are based on writings and interpretations designed to suppress what was the truth. If we were taught the true history of these religions, most of us would never have continued wasting our time and money in their support.
Ms. Walker, as other authors have done, has provided us with information that everyone, not just the religious, should read. And readers shouldn't stop with this book, as many do with the Bible as their reference, but gather as much varied material as possible to make a wise decision on living their lives.
I don't believe Ms. Walker intends to resurrect any goddess religion, but merely inform readers about religious history (perhaps a little biased or inaccurate). After anyone studies religion enough, most should agree that it isn't necessary in our world today.
A New Humanist in the World
Rating: 1
Summary: Might as well be a novel
Comment: One woman's anti-male fantasy passed off as scholarship. I'd list my problems with it, but the dozens of examples below should be enough to convince even the most casual reader that this is a book for the serious student of history to avoid. The inaccuracies are numerous and the bias obvious. It is disturbing to consider that a virtual work of fiction with about as much veracity as Harry Potter could find its way into colleges and high schools.
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Title: The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 0062509233 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 02 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: When God Was a Woman (Harvest/Hbj Book) by Merlin Stone ISBN: 015696158X Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: May, 1978 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Essential Handbook of Women's Spirituality by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 1931412642 Publisher: Fair Winds Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Restoring the Goddess: Equal Rites for Modern Women by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 1573927864 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Crone : Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 0062509349 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 24 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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