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One of the fastest-growing new religions today is a neopagan tradition
termed "Goddess spirituality." It is especially popular among New Age
disciples and radical feminists but its teachings are accepted at least in
part by a large segment of society. The Goddess whispers a seductive
tale of a golden age in a distant past. A paradise supposedly existed in
Europe and probably elsewhere during the Neolithic era. Supposedly, there was little or no
conflict, little or no social hierarchy, and most especially, no gender
discrimination or sexual inequality. The reason these Goddess societies
were such paradises, we are told, was because they were "gynocentric"
(woman-centered), perhaps even actually "matriarchal."
The only problem with this tidy picture is that it is totally unsupported by sound scholarship, rejected by virtually all professional scholars whose field of expertise lies within the Goddess's claims. With few exceptions, however, these scholars are reluctant to speak out too forcefully against Goddess misinformation, for fear of being branded "anti-feminist." Consequently, the Goddess claims have seldom been critically examined. With Goddess Unmasked, we now have a book which brings together the best refutation of rampant Goddess nonsense, authored by a professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada. Davis observes that "we do not possess a single translated text" from any of these supposed major Goddess cultures, leaving anyone who is so inclined free to attribute to those vanished societies whatever social arrangements they are most eager to promote in our own.
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Goddess Worship
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