num_pages: 224
description: In this long-awaited, lavishly illustrated book, drummer Layne Redmond presents an empowering narrative history of the sacred drum in the ancient Goddess civilization, using her extensive collection of images gathered during more than five years of research and travel in the Mideast and Europe. 80 photos &amp; drawings.
language: English
title: When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm
titlecomplete: When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm
genres: Anthropology, Historical, Religion, Music, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Womens, Feminism, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 437
publisher: Three Rivers Press