The Goddess Movement When in 1974 respected archaeologist Marija Gimbutas published The Goddess and Gods of Old Europe (Berkeley: University of California Press)‚ little did she know the effect it would have on feminism‚ religion and society. Her book was about the spiritual practices of people living in southeastern Europe 6000 to 8000 years ago. Her book presented a theory of matriarchal and matrilineal societies that in many ways were ideal. Men and women lived in harmony‚ women ran the temples
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FIGHT THE POWER Maladjusment‚ n. – a failure to meet the demands of society‚ usually reflected in emotional instability Is it a bad thing in a sociaty like this one‚ in particular? This world order‚ which explicitly treats women as weaker and less valuable than man‚ other races as weaker and less valuable then whites‚ poor as weaker and less valuable than rich‚ ironically calls itself democracy. They might call it democracy. They might call it equality. But we? We want THE TRUTH.
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The Civilization of the Goddess Marija Gimbutas was born in 1921‚ in Vilnius the capital city of Lithuania‚ situated in the southeast of the country. She maintained a lifelong interest in the culture and customs of her homeland. She came to the United States as an immigrant from the Soviet government in 1949 after earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in archaeology in 1946 at Tubingen University in Germany. Her background included linguistics‚ ethnology‚ and the history of religions‚ which was
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The snake‚ the dove‚ the tree‚ and the moon were the Goddesses sacred symbols. The Great Goddess was considered to be immortal‚ changeless and omnipotent. Her male equal was seen in the symbol of the bull and was her husband‚ lover and friend. Marija Gimbutas believed that the invaders of Europe came in three waves between 4300-2800 BC The Aryans or Kurgans swept south and west from their homelands between the Dneiper and Volga rivers. In 2000 BC the Aryan invaders swooped down on Crete. They viewed
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touching on how vital women were‚ the roles they played in ancient times and the switch between cultures from equalitarian to patriarchal. One quote that supports one of my ideas about today’s societal norms is from The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas “We are still living under the sway of that aggressive male invasion and only beginning to discover our long alienation from our authentic European heritage-gylanic‚
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Creative Hero: Steve Jobs In reinventing Apple‚ a struggling computer company‚ Steve Jobs encouraged and abetted the reinvention of several industries that had also fallen on hard times. Apple not only invented cool new gadgets such as the iPod‚ iPad and iPhone but new ecosystems iTunes‚ Apps that offered a lifeline to struggling established industries‚ as well as immense opportunities for upstart entrepreneurs. Itunes created a venue and method for music and entertainment companies‚ who saw their
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Babylonian Creation Myth -Niyati Roy The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Mesopotamian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece‚ `When on High ’. All of the tablets containing the myth‚ found at Ashur‚ Kish‚ Ashurbanipal ’s library at Nineveh‚ Sultantepe‚ and other excavated sites‚ date to c. 1100 BCE In ancient times‚ there was no universe. There was only undifferentiated water swirling in chaos. Out of this swirl‚ the waters
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Marija: So‚ Martin‚ what do you think about the problem with overpopulation in the world? You think it is a serious problem? Martin: Well‚ Marija‚ yes‚ basically I do think overpopulation is a serious problem‚ maybe not in Macedonia‚ but in some other countries in the world‚ like China‚ it is one of the major state issues. I’ve read that there are laws which limit the number of kids for one family to have. And what is your opinion? Marija: I disagree. I don’t think overpopulation is such a serious
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Price elasticity of demand Marija managed to explain perfectly what is the price elasticity and what are the factors that affect it: availability of substitutes and time. In overall‚ it is a very scholastic presentation since Marija gives in detail how the demand of goods is changing according to the availability of substitutes‚ the fluctuation of the price of goods‚ and what impact they have on the consumers if all the other factors are being stable. Though‚ there is a point of which I would add
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ancient texts‚” The Hindu‚ Books Chavan‚ Seshrao‚ Gandhi and Ambedkar: Saviors of Untouchables‚ Laurier Books‚ 2001. Childe‚ V. Gordon‚ The Aryans‚ Alfred A. Knopf‚ 1926 Ghurye‚ G.S.‚ Caste and Race in India‚ Kegan Paul‚ Trench‚ Trubner & Co.‚ 1932 Gimbutas‚ Marija‚ The Civilization of the Goddess‚ N.Y.‚ HarperCollins‚ 1992 Hawley‚ John Charles‚ India in Africa‚ Africa in India‚ Indiana University Press‚ 2008. Karmer‚ Samuel Noah‚ The Sumerians: Their History‚ Culture‚ and Character‚ Chicago: University
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