The hypothesis of a historical shift from feminine dominance to masculine dominance in spiritual and religious expression is a widely discussed idea in anthropology, archaeology, and religious studies. While it remains a topic of debate, there is considerable evidence suggesting a gradual transition in spiritual focus and societal structures over millennia.
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Jan 14
The mother goddess in Mesoamerica
The concept of a global Mother Goddess cult that believed it was a Goddess that is the source of creation as we know it, seems a strong one. As is the notion that it used very similar iconography and conceptualisations, which started quite vague and simplistic, but developed in complexity over time, and existed from the Palaeolithic to at least the end of the Bronze Age. This came to be replaced, often by force, by a patriarchal focussed cult which has resulted in most of the worlds religions we see today.
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