Heide Goettner-Abendroth:
Indigenous Matriarchal Societies
Matriarchal Societies of the Past and the Rise of Patriarchy
Societies of Peace ed Goettner Abendroth
Marija Gimbutas:
Goddesses and gods of old europe;
Language of the goddess, et al
Joanna Macy:
Active Hope
Coming Back to Life
Riane Eisler:
The Chalice and the Blade, Eisler
Nurturing our humanity Eisler and Fry
the Power of Partnership and all her other books.
Ancient Futures Helena Norberg Hodge
The Forest People Colin Turnbull
From What is to What if – Rob Hopkins
Studebaker: Switching to Goddess
Roszak Voice of the Earth (Ecopsychology)
Transition Handbook
ECOFEMINIST CULTURE SHIFT NOVELS
The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk
City of Refuge Starhawk
The Swan-Bone Flute Rachel O’Leary, set in 6th century Britain
Mary Mackey the Earthsong series, set in times of the first Kurgan invasions, 4,000 BCE
Woman at the Edge of Time Marge Piercy
The Dispossessed and other novels Ursula LeGuin
Buddhism after Patriarchy, Rita Gross
– history of women in Buddhism, and how women’s wisdom can contribute to present day Western Buddhism
Passionate Enlightenment, Miranda Shaw
– about the historical origins of tantra and how may of the teachers were women.
Buddhist Goddesses of India, Shaw
Dakini’s Warm Breath, Judith Simmer Brown
Meeting the Great Bliss Queen, Anne Klein
Feminine Ground – ed Jan Willis – collection of articles
Travellers in Space – June Campbell
Fruitful Darkness, Joan Halifax. eco slant
BUDDHIST WOMEN’S PERSONAL STORIES
Being Bodies
Buddhist women on the edge
Turning the Wheel: American women creating the New Buddhism
– these three have different women writing a chapter each about their own experiences. all lovely.
Hidden Spring – Sandy Boucher
– personal story about her cancer and meditation
Jan Willis: Dreaming Me – and African American Woman’s spiritual journey
Dancing in the Dharma – life of Ruth Denison, American teacher. by Sandy Boucher
BIOGRAPHIES OF TIBETAN WOMEN IN HISTORY – TIBETAN WORKS IN TRANSLATION
Women of Wisdom, Tsultrim Allione
biography of yeshe tsogyel –
Skydancer tr keith dowman
Mother of Knowledge [tarthang tulku’s group]
there’s also another new translation
Machig’s Complete Explanation – about Machig Labdron, who made the chod
Mandarava – Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava
Lotus Born – life of Padmasambhava
Niguma, Lady of Illusion
Feeding the Demons, Tsutlrim Allione – not a basic meditation book – on a particular theme
Civilised Shamans, Samuel – about Tibetan Buddhism
The Myth of the Goddess – by two jungian women Ann Baring and Jules Cashford
Blood Relations – Chris Knight – on the origins of culture being from menstruation.
She who Changes, Carol Christ
Monica Sjoo, the Great Cosmic Mother, Norse Goddesses et al
In a Chariot Drawn by Lions, Asphodel Long
Women’s Dictionary of Myths and Secrets – Barbara Walker
Lucy Goodison Moving Heaven and Earth
Lucy Goodison ancient goddesses – this questions the goddess myth.
Dido this reading list look really comprehensive and good. Thank you so much for compiling it and offering it to us. Kirstine