Men's Last Taboo

Men's Last TabooA Goddess-worshipping cultureIn traditional Hindu mythology, she says, a woman is typically confined to two roles: She is either adasi(mistress) or adevi(goddess). Women and men had equivalent religious status thousands of years ago as well. Both men and women in contact with divine leaders translated their message and wrote the Rig Veda, India s oldest scripture. Power, too, was more evenly spread. Women rulers and army leaders, like Rudramadevi (13th Century) and Abbakka Rani (16th Century), were role models that continue to influence the understanding of power in India.