“The Continuity of Old Europe and Indigenous Cultural Patterns within Later Periods”
Symposium Program 2:15-3:45 EDT, Sunday July 18, 2021
Moderator: Joan Marler
- “A Working Hypothesis for the Study of Religion in a Minoan Village,” Dr. Carol P. Christ
- “Reconsidering the Roots of Western Philosophy,” Charlene Spretnak
- “Old European Worldview and Spirituality: From Matricultural Crete to the Eleusinian Mysteries to the Early Christian Church,” Dr. Mara Keller
- “Global Resonances with the Archaeology of Old Europe,” Max Dashu
Marija Gimbutas’ research was foundational in creating the field of archaeomythology. This panel focuses on perspectives of that field as scholars revisit concepts of philosophy in light of discoveries in Old Europe, examine a hypothesis for the study of religion in Minoan Crete, consider the Old European roots of religion in Greece and the early Christian Church, and explore ways in which Old European archaeology finds parallels with other world cultures.
Dr. Carol P. Christ is the author of 8 books on women and religion, including Rebirth of the Goddess and A Serpentine Path, and recently contributed an entry on “Crete, Religion and Culture” for the Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions.
Charlene Spretnak, professor emerita in philosophy and religion, is
the author of eight books on cultural history, feminism, and
religion and spirituality, including Green Politics, States of
Grace, The Resurgence of the Real, Relational Reality, and Lost
Goddesses of Early Greece. She also edited the anthology The
Politics of Women’s Spirituality, and is author of the article
“Anatomy of a Backlash: Concerning the Work of Marija Gimbutas.”
Dr. Mara Keller is Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Women’s Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She is a Goddess thealogian and spiritual feminist philosopher committed to women’s embodied spirituality and multicultural eco-social justice, and has published numerous articles on these topics.
Max Dashu founded the Suppressed Histories Archives in 1970 to research women’s history across the full spectrum of the world’s peoples. She is internationally known for her expertise on ancient female iconography, matricultures, medicine women, and witch-hunting.
Joan Marler is the Executive Director of the Institute of Archaeomythology and is editor of the Journal of Archaeomythology. She is the editor of The Civilization of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas (1991), From the Realm of the Ancestors: An Anthology in Honor of Marija Gimbutas (1997), The Danube Script (2008), and other publications.
Please note: We realize that there may be schedule conflicts during the weekend of the symposium. To give you plenty of time to view the program at leisure, all sessions will remain available, to those who register, for twelve months following the event.
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