Mirrors of Many Moons:
Reflections on the Use and Meaning of the Mirror throughout History:
Instrument of the Goddess Culture, Tool for Patriarchal Female Distortion,
and Catalyst for Women's Reclamation.
by Susan G. Carter
The mirror has been used throughout the ages. This work is an exploration of how it has been used - as a sacred tool of the priestess and goddess, an implement of the development of consciousness, an appropriated tool for the manipulative purposes of the patriarchy, and finally a catalyst for woman's reclamation of self. Through a selective historical account, Susan traces the making, use, and meaning of the mirror from the Neolithic forward through time to the present. Specific areas covered are the settlement of Catal Huyuk in ancient Anatolia (as early as 7,000 BCE), Etruria of ancient Italy (500-200 BCE), Classical Greece (450-343 BCE), and early Japan (200-700 CE).
Master's Thesis, May 1997
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The mirror has been used throughout the ages. This work is an exploration of how it has been used - as a sacred tool of the priestess and goddess, an implement of the development of consciousness, an appropriated tool for the manipulative purposes of the patriarchy, and finally a catalyst for woman's reclamation of self. Through a selective historical account, Susan traces the making, use, and meaning of the mirror from the Neolithic forward through time to the present. Specific areas covered are the settlement of Catal Huyuk in ancient Anatolia (as early as 7,000 BCE), Etruria of ancient Italy (500-200 BCE), Classical Greece (450-343 BCE), and early Japan (200-700 CE).