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Includes the names: Monica Sjöö, Monica Sjöö

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Sjöö, Monica
Birthdate
1938-12-31
Date of death
2005-08-08
Gender
female
Nationality
Sweden
Birthplace
Härnösand, Västernorrland, Sweden
Place of death
Bristol, England, UK
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I read this a few years ago and don't remember much about it. A note I made at the time said that some of the 'herstory' was probably a bit suspect but I thought there are some interesting ideas in it.
 
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kitsune_reader | 3 other reviews | Nov 23, 2023 |
Difficult to read, as it felt like the author was writing frantically to get all of their thoughts down before someone took their pen away, but very interesting.
 
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LesliePoston | 3 other reviews | Dec 31, 2020 |
I have mixed feelings about this book. Sjoo injects her own personal animosity towards masculinity in general.
Calling her a man-hating feminist is not a stretch. She even blames the death of her son (killed by a car) on the "patriarchal technology of the automobile." She even suggests that the black plague was a "psychosomatic" symptom of the patriarchal Church's disdain for the flesh and material world. It's laughable, but her radical man-hating church-hating feminism has influenced the politics of the left today to the point where much of what is in this book isn't seen as radical anymore. That makes this book an important read if only for political history's sake. Also , if you can get past the brazen man-hating, this book manages to presents the Goddess and feminine archetypes in religion in a proper light using a lot of anthropology. This book could have been great had it not been so tainted by the author's hatred for all things masculine.… (more)
 
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Chickenman | 3 other reviews | Jan 12, 2019 |

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