For Arkana Series audio edition listeners:
To catch up on names, places, and other important terms, please refer to the Glossary.
To catch up on names, places, and other important terms, please refer to the Glossary.
Readers of the Arkana Series frequently ask me how much of the history is real. The short answer is, "All of it." For those who would like to take a deep dive into matristic prehistory, the books listed in this bibliography should provide a good springboard.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barnes, Craig S. In Search of the Lost Feminine: Decoding the Myths That Radically Reshaped Civilization. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2006.
Biaggi, Cristina, ed. The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy. Manchester, CT: Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, 2006.
Davis-Kimball, Jeannine. Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2003.
DeMeo, James. Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World. 2nd Edition. Ashland, OR: Natural Energy Works, 2006.
Eisler, Riane. The Chalice And The Blade. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
Fagan, Brian. The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization. New York: Basic Books, 2003.
Gadon, Elinor W. The Once & Future Goddess. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1989.
Gimbutas, Marija. The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991.
__________ The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 7000-3500 B.C. Myths, Legends, Cult Images. London: Thames and Hudson, 1974.
__________ The Language of the Goddess. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989.
__________ The Living Goddesses. edited and supplemented by Miriam Robbins Dexter. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
__________ The Creation of Patriarchy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Miles, Rosalind. Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World. New York: Three Rivers Press; 2001.
Morgan, Elaine. The Descent of Woman: The Classic Study of Evolution. London, UK: Souvenir Press, 2001.
Naranjo, Claudio. Healing Civilization. Nevada City, CA: Gateways Books & Tapes, 2010.
Ryan, William and Walter Pitman. Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History. New York: Simon & Schuster; 2000.
Sanday, Peggy Reeves. Female Power and Male Dominance: On the Origins of Sexual Inequality. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
__________ Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy. New York: Cornell University Press, 2004.
Sjoo, Monica. The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering The Religion of the Earth. New York: HarperOne, 1987.
Stone, Merlin. When God Was A Woman. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978
__________ Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984.
Biaggi, Cristina, ed. The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy. Manchester, CT: Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, 2006.
Davis-Kimball, Jeannine. Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2003.
DeMeo, James. Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World. 2nd Edition. Ashland, OR: Natural Energy Works, 2006.
Eisler, Riane. The Chalice And The Blade. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
Fagan, Brian. The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization. New York: Basic Books, 2003.
Gadon, Elinor W. The Once & Future Goddess. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1989.
Gimbutas, Marija. The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991.
__________ The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 7000-3500 B.C. Myths, Legends, Cult Images. London: Thames and Hudson, 1974.
__________ The Language of the Goddess. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989.
__________ The Living Goddesses. edited and supplemented by Miriam Robbins Dexter. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
__________ The Creation of Patriarchy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Miles, Rosalind. Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World. New York: Three Rivers Press; 2001.
Morgan, Elaine. The Descent of Woman: The Classic Study of Evolution. London, UK: Souvenir Press, 2001.
Naranjo, Claudio. Healing Civilization. Nevada City, CA: Gateways Books & Tapes, 2010.
Ryan, William and Walter Pitman. Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History. New York: Simon & Schuster; 2000.
Sanday, Peggy Reeves. Female Power and Male Dominance: On the Origins of Sexual Inequality. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
__________ Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy. New York: Cornell University Press, 2004.
Sjoo, Monica. The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering The Religion of the Earth. New York: HarperOne, 1987.
Stone, Merlin. When God Was A Woman. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978
__________ Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984.
