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 propert