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Title: The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power
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| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne Dangerous Book - It may change your life |
| While many of Walker's ideas seem radical and controversial, the book is extensively researched, her thought process is logical, and in the context of current events the conclusions are totally believable. This book celebrates the place of perhaps the most marginalized group in our culture, while damning the methods and motives of the Christian church from the burning times through today. Crone deserves to be widely read both for its scholarship and its cultural import. |
| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne Deliverance of information rather vague |
(Written by Ms. LeClair's daughter,Parissa Shareghi, high school student)
Insightful in most of the analyzations, however I agree with the idea that the bibliography in the back of the book does not account for the fashion in which Ms. Walker states her research as unyielding facts. There is a balance to be sought here. For a woman to be as equally empowered she must recognize her historical role through the formation of patriarchy and how to use her innate sense to live for herself and whatever may spring forth from her. Ms. Walker may be continuing a sense of helplessness, perhaps by vague descriptions of the obliteration of the images of woman. This could not have happened without partipation of women, abused or not. If woman is equal as she most undeniably is, she must analyze her part, because it is a 50-50 mutual situation involving men and women. Change lies in organization to rise parallel from a patriarchy in my opinion. |
| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne Like most of the author's work....worth reading. |
| But again, one grows tired of the tirade against men, Christianity, all things NOT feminine. She makes a good case for some things but you wonder if you can believe her or not because she is so embittered. I was glad I bought it, as I have been with all her books. The lady certainly doesn't lack for passion about her subject matter! |
| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne It cleared my channels |
| I read this book into the wee hours of the morning because it was connecting the dots in so many ways. All the mythological names I had studied in high school and at the university were re-visited in her text and explained. She makes a very convincing case for how many female goddesses and especially, the trinities, were co-opted by the Christian theology. She takes a stab at Buddhism as well for being a religion of solipsism. The screed at the beginning, while accurate in my mind, may turn off some readers. I know it made me feel depressed and that there would be nothing new told here. But if you keep going you will be rewarded many times over. Walker's scholarship and analysis of myths and their re-working to non-pagan beliefs is excellent. Anyone reading this can approach it as a work of scholarship. |
| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne High hopes disappointed |
| As a teacher of mythology, I was delighted when I first discovered this book. Reading it, however, was a disappointment. The author's embittered tirad against men quickly wears thin and leaves you longing for a more accurate and less obviously distorted exploration of this important subject. While the author is to be commended for drawing our attention to the crone's vital role in society, I hope this book will inspire a feminist with less of an ax to grind to write a more accurate and psychologically profound account of the crone. |
| The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by HarperOne Product Description |
| A probing account of the honored place of older women in ancient matriarchal societies restores to contemporary women an energizing symbol of self-value, power, and respect. |
