In a world historically (and still) dominated by men, the power of the feminine should never be overlooked. Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic, a new exhibition at the British Museum, sets out to show how feminine power has been represented in world religion and mythology not only in the past but also today. It claims to be the first exhibition with a cross-cultural approach to the subject, exploring the many different ways that female authority has been perceived around the world.
Historian Mary Beard puts it well in her preface to the very comprehensive catalogue:divine power, and how puzzling, unsettling and relevant those questions still are.”
