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Pagan Portals - The First Sisters: Lilith and Eve by Lady Haight-Ashton

chelseamayohmy's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is short, and what was written was very good. My ownly issue is it is presented as an op ed. Also, the author restates concepts so much so that it feels more repetative than thematic. Its already a shortbook, without the repetitveness it would probably be half the size. Otherwise, the information provided is interesting, the references used are pretty good. Over all it was ok.

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3.0

More of a thought piece, the author writes her take on the Jewish/Christian creation myth and asks the readers to expand their mind and ask 'what if' the myth took a different turn? What if the writers of the myth valued equality rather than using it to opression women? What if our ancestors didn't use the male-centric religion to brutally wipe out female-centric religions and female empowerment legends? I've always loved the myth of Lilith and while I grew up with the Adam & Eve creation myth, I also grew up in predominately female household and never truly bought into the 'woman was the downfall of humanity' thing anyway. So reading this book that rewrites Lilith and Eve as sisters- with Lilith, the snake, only reminding Eve of her worth and power and sexuality, rather than evil, was beautiful. If you are looking for a more researched and indepth book about the mythos of Lilith and Eve, this isn't it, but a good read nonetheless.