This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Now, with a new Introductlon and full-color artwork, this passionate and important text shows even more clearly that the religion of the Goddess -- which is tied to the cycles of women's bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth -- was the original religion of all humanity. This is an abundant, powerful book that... presents a vivid picture of the tragic consequences caused by the savage priests of savage patriarchy. It forcefully shows that the matristic religion, which lasted for many millennia before the patriarchy, provides an indispensable key to an understanding of the human experience. The Great Cosmic Mother... will reach the hearts and minds of many readers." -- MARIJA GIMBUTAS, professor emerita of archaeology at U.C.L.A. and author of The Language of the Goddess and The Civilization of the Goddess A work that both inflames and inspires... a profound influence in modern feminist thought." -- BARBARA G. WALKER, author of Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets A substantial and important contribution to feminist scholarship and theory -- and a fascinating work to read, as well." -- ROBIN MORGAN In a voice that is both passionate and poetic, [The Great Cosmic Mother] tells us of an earlier time when our Creat Mother was still worshipped, a time we need to understand if we are to create a better future." -- RIANE EISLER, author of The Chalice and the Blade MONICA SJOO is well known in Europe as the foremost artist and theoretician of the reemerging Goddess religion. Forty-four of her own works illustrate this volume. BARBARA MOR is an American poet and former poetry consultant for WomanSpirit magazine. Her writings include Mother Tongue and Winter Ditch and Other Poems.