The Evolutionary Journey of Woman: From the Goddess to Integral Feminism

The story of human evolution that we've been told is one built on the shoulders of male heroism, competition and dominance: but, what if it isn't the whole story?

"Finally, a well-written book about the evolution and fate of being a woman in the changing landscape of history and culture... rich and moving... a must read." Dr. Susanne R. Cook-Greuter

This is the story of women's evolution. It traces women's rich contribution to human evolutionary history alongside the conditions of her oppression, and looks towards a future that integrates women's past wisdom with the full spectrum of present and future possibilities. In The Evolutionary Journey of Woman Dr Sarah Nicholson reclaims women's lost and hidden contributions to western historical development: her artefacts, stories, teachings, and lost opportunities. She charts the tipping point conditions that shifted societies from gender equity into patriarchy, and explains why this became so difficult to reverse.

The Evolutionary Journey of Woman is academically rigorous, historical, philosophical, and spiritual, but most fundamentally it is a narrative. It takes woman as the heroine of history and gathers and re-weaves women's wisdom stories, beginning with the very earliest heroine: the fascinating Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Author: Sarah Nicholson
Publisher: Neo Perennial Press
Published: 07/18/2016
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780646959016

About the Author
Nicholson, Sarah: - Dr. Sarah Nicholson explores human potential and flourishing from a female perspective. Her research was initially inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell on the hero's journey. Like Campbell's heroes she is driven by a sense of wonder and awe about the experience and purpose of living. She has studied and practiced extensively in the traditions of Vipassana, Insight and Zen meditation and has published and presented research in Australia and internationally. She presently teaches in the fields of religion and gender studies, literature and academic writing practice in Sydney, Australia.

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