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The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Won't Give Women a Future books fantasy the Godley family gathers atAuthor Contributor(s): Eller, Cynthia Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 4 13 2001 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW According to the myth of matriarchal prehistory, men and women lived together peacefully before recorded history. Society was centered around women, with their mysterious life giving powers, and they were honored as incarnations and priestesses of the Great Goddess. Then a transformation occurred, and men thereafter dominated society. Given