Reviews for Greek Sacrificial Ritual, Olympian and Chthonian Proceedings of the Sixth International Semi...

The average rating for Greek Sacrificial Ritual, Olympian and Chthonian Proceedings of the Sixth International Semi... based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-27 00:00:00 Nathan Colonero This book had so many insightful stories and speeches from powerful activist women. It was encouraging to read about the steps toward change that they were taking back then, and to see how some of those steps have manifest today. It was also somewhat disheartening to be reminded that despite all of that change, there are still many of the same oppressive factors at-play today. Some of the personal anecdotes that were included were truly profound and emotional reads; partly because it is saddening and infuriating to know that people lived through such difficult times, but also because so much of it currently exists, albeit in more covert ways than in the past. I'd love to read another book like this from the past 10 years to know how other Black women's lived experiences have changed (or not changed) since this publication.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-07 00:00:00 Romanin Sebastian Quite possibly one of the most important books I’ve read concerning women’s studies. For over a hundred years the black woman has had to deal with the double whammy of being both a woman and black. The passages on rape and lynching made me sick to my stomach as it would any one with any heart at all. It took a long time for me to get through this book, not because it was dull, but because it had me thinking, it hurt my heart, it forced me to look outside of myself and my experience. I really think this book should be read by everyone. Maybe then we could see each other instead of color.