The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future"In prehistorical times, Eisler argues, women and men lived together in egalitarian communities devoted to nurturance; with the imposition of male domination, female values gave way to creeds of hierarchy, aggression, power, obedience. Eisler, a futurist, posits a new society based on the recovery of more humane values."--From Library journal (6/1/85). |
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... Cretan art — the magnificent frescoes of multicolored partridges , whimsical griffins , and elegant women , the exquisite golden miniatures , fine jew- elry , and gracefully molded statuettes - but also Cretan society that has struck ...
... Cretan art — the magnificent frescoes of multicolored partridges , whimsical griffins , and elegant women , the exquisite golden miniatures , fine jew- elry , and gracefully molded statuettes - but also Cretan society that has struck ...
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... Cretan clothing was also typically designed for both aesthetic effect and practicality , allowing freedom of movement . Physical exercise and sports involved both men and women and were enjoyed as entertain- ment . As for food , a wide ...
... Cretan clothing was also typically designed for both aesthetic effect and practicality , allowing freedom of movement . Physical exercise and sports involved both men and women and were enjoyed as entertain- ment . As for food , a wide ...
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... Cretan art becomes less spontaneous and free . And now clearly visible in the Cretan archaeological record is a much greater concern with , and emphasis on , death . " Before they came under Achaean influence the Cretans ...
... Cretan art becomes less spontaneous and free . And now clearly visible in the Cretan archaeological record is a much greater concern with , and emphasis on , death . " Before they came under Achaean influence the Cretans ...
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