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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... . At the same time , the evolution of human spiritual consciousness continued . The first anthropomorphic religion , focusing on the worship of the Goddess , now evolved into a complex system 10 THE CHALICE AND THE BLADE.
... . At the same time , the evolution of human spiritual consciousness continued . The first anthropomorphic religion , focusing on the worship of the Goddess , now evolved into a complex system 10 THE CHALICE AND THE BLADE.
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... continued there into the twentieth century ) , was apparently in- troduced by the Indo - European Kurgans into Europe . It appears for the first time west of the Black Sea at Suvorovo in the Danube delta.28 These radical innovations in ...
... continued there into the twentieth century ) , was apparently in- troduced by the Indo - European Kurgans into Europe . It appears for the first time west of the Black Sea at Suvorovo in the Danube delta.28 These radical innovations in ...
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... continued well into historic times . As we can still read in the Bible , the Hebrews , and later also the Chris- tians and Muslims , razed temples , cut down sacred groves of trees , and smashed pagan idols.19 It also entailed massive ...
... continued well into historic times . As we can still read in the Bible , the Hebrews , and later also the Chris- tians and Muslims , razed temples , cut down sacred groves of trees , and smashed pagan idols.19 It also entailed massive ...
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