Books like When God Was a Woman

When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone reads as revisionist, empowering. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A history of God

Karen Armstrong · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

World mythology

Donna Rosenberg · 1986

Both explore mythology

59% genome match

Individuation in fairy tales

Marie-Louise von Franz · 1977

Both explore mythology

60% genome match

Gods In Everyman

Jean Shinoda Bolen · 1989

Both explore mythology

59% genome match

Jung's map of the soul

Murray Stein · 1998

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Encyclopedia of things that never were

Michael F. Page · 1985

Both explore mythology

57% genome match

Myth and reality

Mircea Eliade · 1963

Both explore mythology

57% genome match

The Middle Passage

James Hollis · 1993

Same philosophy feel

56% genome match

The essential Alan Watts

Alan Watts · 1977

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The writer's journey

Christopher Vogler · 1992

Both explore mythology

54% genome match

Transformation

Robert A. Johnson · 1991

Both explore mythology

57% genome match

Into the Woods

John Yorke · 2013

Both explore mythology

56% genome match