{"product_id":"gentlemen-and-amazons-the-myth-of-matriarchal-prehistory-1861a-1900-hardcover","title":"Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861a 1900 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Eller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentlemen and Amazons\u003c\/i\u003e traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. Cynthia Eller explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Eller tells the stories these men told, analyzes the gendered assumptions they made, and provides the necessary context for understanding how feminists of the 1970s and 1980s embraced as historical \"fact\" a discredited nineteenth-century idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEller is an excellent historian. She expertly lays out the development of the little known myth of matriarchal prehistory in a way that is both highly knowledgeable and readable. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of feminist thought and anthropology. --Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of \u003ci\u003eGoddesses and the Divine Feminine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Without a doubt, this is the best introduction into the mythological jungle of modern scholarship on matriarchy. Cynthia Eller's book is not only perfectly researched, it is also intelligent and pleasantly written.\" --Philippe Borgeaud, author of \u003ci\u003eMother of the Gods: From Cybele to the Virgin Mary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Eller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Women's Studies and Religious Studies at Montclair State University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future; Am I a Woman? A Skeptic's Guide to Gender\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLiving in the Lap of the Goddess: The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453377396914,"sku":"9780520248595","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/75de9bfe431919b8bd9dc02e7937037a.webp?v=1778828970","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/gentlemen-and-amazons-the-myth-of-matriarchal-prehistory-1861a-1900-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}