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The book of Genesis is a male declaration of independence from the ancient mother-cults. Its challenge to nature, so sexist to modern ears, marks one of the crucial moments in western history.

Camille Paglia on history

Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990), p. 40

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