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ArtSpirit - Suggested Reading      Goddess Culture      Sacred feminine      Miscellaneous (not books)

Art/Spirit Suggested Reading List

For a good, readable introduction to the ancient Goddess Cultures:

When God Was a Woman, Merlin Stone
The Chalice and the Blade, Riane Eisler
The Once and Future Goddess, Elinor Gadon
The Heart of the Goddess, Hallie Iglehart Austen

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For a more in-depth study of the archeological remains of Goddess cultures in Europe:

The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, Marija Gimbutas
The Language of the Goddess, Marija Gimbutas
Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe, Marija Gimbutas

For an overview of the contemporary women's spirituality movement,modern witchcraft and neo-paganism and how these practices are related tothe "Old Religion" of Goddess times:

The Spiral Dance, Starhawk Drawing Down the Moon, Margot Adler
Living in the Lap of the Goddess: The Feminist Spirituality Movement inAmerica, Cynthia Eller
The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker

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For developing one's own spiritual connection to the Sacred Feminine:

Through the Goddess, Patricia Reis
Crossing to Avalon, Jean Shinoda Bolen
The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries, Z. Budapest
Casting the Circle: A Women's Book of Ritual, Diane Stein

For an exploration of the Sacred Feminine in Christianity:

Woman With the Alabaster Jar, Margaret Starbird (about Mary Magdalene)
The Black Madonna, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum
Longing for Darkness, China Gallant (about the Black Madonnas in France)
Carol Christ's books

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For an exploration of the Sacred Feminine in Judaism:

The Jewish Women's Anthology, Elizabeth Koltun (vol. 1), Susannah Hesche l(vol. 2)
Standing Again at Sinai, Judith Plaskow

For an exploration of the Sacred Feminine in Africa:

Jambalaya, Luisah Teish
Religion in Africa: Experiences and Expressions, Blakely, et. al.
The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion & Politics in West Africa, Callaway& Creevey

For an exploration of the sacred feminine in Buddhism and Hinduism:

Buddhism Through American Women's Eyes, Parallex Press
Passionate Enlightenment: Women in Tantric Buddhism, Miranda Shaw
The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition, Tracy Pintchman Hinduismand Women, Malladi Subbamma

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Miscellaneous:

Goddessing Regenerated:
A great "what's happening" newspaper featuring Goddess research, new and events all over the world. Contact Willow LaMonte, PO. Box 73, Sliema, Malta. Her e-mail: goddssng@maltanet.omnes.net. Sample issues: $4; subscription $20-25 for 5 issues.

Goddess Remembered; The Burning Times; Full Circle - Donna Read's women and spirituality film trilogy:
Contact Direct Cinema Limited, PO Box 10003,Santa Monica, CA, 90410-1003; (800) 525-0000, 8am-6pm, PST.

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