Links to people mentioned during this episode:
wicca.timerift.net/
Wicca for the Rest of Us - website written by historian Catherine Noble Bayer to debunk some of the myths that have grown around neo-paganism. Some other authors/historians who take issue with the theory of prehistoric matriarchy:
Journalist Rene Denfeld, author of "The New Victorians - A Young Woman's Challenge to the Old Feminist Order"
renedenfeld.com/thenewvictorians.html
Cynthia Eller, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Religious Studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey, author of "The Myth of Prehistoric Matriarchy"
cynthiaeller.com/
And links to authors who give the theory full backing. Please note that I have avoided mentioning any male authorities on the subject, although there are male advocates and critics of the matriarchy theory. I'm afraid I have seen too many instances where male writers have had their arguments dismissed on the basis that they are men and therefore natural defenders of patriarchy. So I thought I'd let the women fight it out alone. I hope these links will help you make up your own mind.
Stawhawk, women's activist and spiritual teacher, author of "The Spiral Dance"
www.starhawk.org/index.html
Margot Adler, journalist and Wiccan priestess, author of "Drawing Down the Moon". Margot doesn't seem to have her own website, so I attach a link to her Wikipedia biography.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Adler
Barbara G. Walker, journalist and author of "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets". Again, Barbara did not have a personal website, and the Wikipedia biography didn't really have much information. It might be better to refer to the list of her publications and read one for a flavour of her writing.
Riane Eisler, attorney and author of "The Chalice and the Blade". Raine has moved on to many other projects, but there is a brief mention of her support for the ancient matriarchy on the link below.
www.rianeeisler.com/influence.html
And quite apart from the matriarchy debate, here are a few additional links:
The Guardian Hay Festival of Literature in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales
http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/index.aspx?skinid=2¤cysetting=GBP&localesetting=en-GB&resetfilters=true
Simon Baron Cohen and his work with the Autism Research Centre based at Cambridge University
http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/arc/staff_member.asp?id=33
Carol Tavris, psychologist
http://tavris.socialpsychology.org/
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