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Title: The Crone : Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 0-06-250934-9 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 24 February, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Like most of the author's work....worth reading.
Comment: But again, one grows tired of the tirade against men, Christianity, all things NOT feminine. She makes a good case for some things but you wonder if you can believe her or not because she is so embittered. I was glad I bought it, as I have been with all her books. The lady certainly doesn't lack for passion about her subject matter!
Rating: 5
Summary: It cleared my channels
Comment: I read this book into the wee hours of the morning because it was connecting the dots in so many ways. All the mythological names I had studied in high school and at the university were re-visited in her text and explained. She makes a very convincing case for how many female goddesses and especially, the trinities, were co-opted by the Christian theology. She takes a stab at Buddhism as well for being a religion of solipsism. The screed at the beginning, while accurate in my mind, may turn off some readers. I know it made me feel depressed and that there would be nothing new told here. But if you keep going you will be rewarded many times over. Walker's scholarship and analysis of myths and their re-working to non-pagan beliefs is excellent. Anyone reading this can approach it as a work of scholarship.
Rating: 2
Summary: High hopes disappointed
Comment: As a teacher of mythology, I was delighted when I first discovered this book. Reading it, however, was a disappointment. The author's embittered tirad against men quickly wears thin and leaves you longing for a more accurate and less obviously distorted exploration of this important subject. While the author is to be commended for drawing our attention to the crone's vital role in society, I hope this book will inspire a feminist with less of an ax to grind to write a more accurate and psychologically profound account of the crone.
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Title: The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G. Walker ISBN: 006250925X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 30 November, 1983 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
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Title: Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women Over Fifty by Jean Shinoda Bolen ISBN: 0060929235 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 16 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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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: Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women by Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jean Bolen, M.D. Shinoda ISBN: 1573249122 Publisher: Conari Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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