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Dismantle the myth of the "natural" patriarchy. This collection honors the ancient truth of matrilineal power and the visionary fiction of gynocentric futures. From matrilocal reality to radical reimagining, these books center female sovereignty and the absolute authority of the mother.

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1	The Legacy of Mothers: Matriarchies and the Gift Economy as Post Capitalist Alternatives (Inanna Publications, 0) by Erella Shadmi (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present and Future by Heide Göttner-Abendroth (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Goddess and Her Heros by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World by Carol Lynn Pearson 4.57 avg rating — 618 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Feminine Universe by Alice Lucy Trent 3.46 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1) by Catherine M. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,230 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Dandakaranya – The Jungle of Matriarchy by SHIWANI KUMAR 3.60 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Matriarchy in Bronze Age Crete: A Perspective from Archaeomythology and Modern Matriarchal Studies by Joan Cichon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy by Peggy Reeves Sanday 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Dancing Goddess: Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Matriarchal Societies: Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the Globe by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 4.26 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Pillars of Gynarchy by Viola Voltairine (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) by Jean M. Auel 3.96 avg rating — 78,703 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3.47 avg rating — 26,926 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 7,536 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Power by Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 255,837 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Re-Inventing Africa: Matriarchy, Religion and Culture by Ifi Amadiume 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Love, Sexuality and Matriarchy: About Gender by Erich Fromm 3.84 avg rating — 203 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé by J. Lorand Matory 3.57 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World by Rosalind Miles 3.79 avg rating — 4,774 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas 4.28 avg rating — 968 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler 4.18 avg rating — 4,352 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone 3.98 avg rating — 7,390 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi 4.41 avg rating — 819 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptasati): With Word-to-Word Meaning and Translation(an Old Book) by K.P. Leelamma it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 289,858 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Sacred Tree in Religion and Myth by J.H. Philpot 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan 3.80 avg rating — 4,635 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Natural Superiority of Women by Ashley Montagu 3.93 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions by Paula Gunn Allen 4.05 avg rating — 699 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Ritual of Proof by Dara Joy 3.65 avg rating — 1,191 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Michigan Womyn's (Women's) Music Festival: An Amazon Matrix of Meaning by Laurie J. Kendall 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman by Sharon Blackie (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 5,018 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Matriarchal Order: Authority, Structure, and Power Beyond Patriarchy by Terry Vale (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin 3.43 avg rating — 2,359 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.27 avg rating — 67,741 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Women and the Gift Economy: A Radically Different Worldview is Possible (Inanna Publications, 0) by Genevieve Vaughan 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy (Inanna Publications, 0) by Genevieve Vaughan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100 by Max Dashu 4.42 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 4.10 avg rating — 99,454 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars