When the Drummers Were Women

When the Drummers were Women. A spiritual history of Rhythm.

Layne Redmond (author)

For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia wee women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their story.

Artistic representations reveal that female frame drummers carried the spiritual traditions of many of the earliest recorded civilisations. During those ancient times, the drummer - priestess held the4 keys to experience of the divine through rhythm. They were at the centre of the goddess worship of matriarchal societies until the ascendance of patriarchal cultures and the loss of drumming as a spiritual technology. With wisdom and passion, Redmond chronicles our species deep connection to the drum, our rich heritage of inseparable spirituality and music, and the modern-day women reclaiming it.

This book encourages readers - both women and men - to reestablish rhythmic links with themselves, nature, and other people through the power of drumming. Redmond illustrates her message with an extensive collection of images gathered during ten years of research and travel. Women throughout the book are strands of ancient ritual and mythology, personal stories, and scientific evidence of the benefits of drumming. It is at once a history, a memoir, and a resounding call for spiritual and social renewal. 

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Imprint: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635617887
Published: 24 Dec 2018 

Weight:456g
Dimensions:191 x 234 x 18 (mm)