When God Was a Woman

By: Merlin Stone

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

The landmark exploration of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual supression 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 reading 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.

Copyright (C) 1976 by Merlin Stone (P) (2024) EPBM.

©1976 Merlin Stone (P)2024 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

The casual scholarly disregard or outright deciet by Historians.

Amazing book. Very well written and easily followed and understood by myself, at least, thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world... I recommend this book to all humanity.

Revisionist history done well

I really like research‑based, revisionist history that exposes how women’s power was suppressed rather than simply imagining it.

Must read to the end!

Excellently written and easy to follow. I will be re-reading. Every PERSON should read this. But especially every woman. It is healing and eye opening

Eye opening!

This book makes so much sense of the world. We live in today. Being a woman is not easy and This book explains why.

This explains a lot.

I haven’t completed because of the reader’s cadence and style…I found hard to listen. Is it AI maybe? I will most likely buy the book to complete because the information is fascinating! I can’t believe I didn’t read in the 70’s. Surprisingly it was written over 50 years ago.