The concept of a prehistoric matriarchy was introduced in 1861 when Johann Jakob Bachofen published Mother Right: … See more

The ideas of Bachofen and Graves were taken up in the 1970s by second-wave feminists, such as author Merlin Stone, who took the Paleolithic Venus figurines as evidence of prehistorical matriarchal religion. Sh… See more

There is a deity known within the movement and other spiritual groups as the Triple Goddess, who represents a woman's stages of life. Members say it's not strictly for women but for a general guide through childhood, … See more

The Mother Goddess is a widely recognized archetype in psychoanalysis,[1] and worship of Mother Earth and sky goddesses is known from numerous religious traditions of historical polytheism, especially in classical civilizations… See more

Debate continues whether ancient matriarchal religion historically existed.[7] American scholar Camille Paglia has argued that "Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at an… See more

• Emma Curtis Hopkins
• Erich Neumann (psychologist)
• Eternal feminine
• Feminist theology… See more