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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... cultural evolution . This theory , which I have called cultural transformation theory , proposes that un- derlying the great surface diversity of human culture are two basic models of society . The first , which I call the dominator ...
... cultural evolution . This theory , which I have called cultural transformation theory , proposes that un- derlying the great surface diversity of human culture are two basic models of society . The first , which I call the dominator ...
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... cultural evolution . The rest of this introduction is intended primarily for the reader interested in learning more about this study . Other readers may want to go straight to chapter 1 , perhaps returning to this section later . 13 ...
... cultural evolution . The rest of this introduction is intended primarily for the reader interested in learning more about this study . Other readers may want to go straight to chapter 1 , perhaps returning to this section later . 13 ...
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... evolution . Consequently , the direction of our cultural evolution — particularly whether it will be peaceful or warlike - depends on which of these two possible models is the guide for evolution . Our social and technological evolution ...
... evolution . Consequently , the direction of our cultural evolution — particularly whether it will be peaceful or warlike - depends on which of these two possible models is the guide for evolution . Our social and technological evolution ...
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