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Title: simplistic feminist fluff
Review: This book basically covers the history of women using frame drums theorized by viewing artifacts and pictoral references from past 2200 years of civilized societies. There is no mention of tribal drumming or theories discussed of women using other types of drums. Plus you get wasted pages of author's own diatribe about her and her friends spiritual enlightment from forming a drumming group. It's junk like this that gives christian fundamentalists fodder for saying new-age/neo-pagan followers are nothing but feminists trying to rewrite history.The pluses for this book are it has plenty of b/w pictures, and the cover flaps can be used as bookmarks if you can't finish this lightly fleshed out summary in one sitting.
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