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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... established law and justice but also as a great healer . In this connection , it is interesting that the intertwined serpents known as the caduceus are still the emblem of the modern medical profession . Legend has it that this ...
... established law and justice but also as a great healer . In this connection , it is interesting that the intertwined serpents known as the caduceus are still the emblem of the modern medical profession . Legend has it that this ...
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... established cultures coincides with the first appearance of Kurgan chief- tain tombs . ' And in the Bible we read how whole cities were routinely burnt to the ground and how works of art — including the conquered people's most sacred ...
... established cultures coincides with the first appearance of Kurgan chief- tain tombs . ' And in the Bible we read how whole cities were routinely burnt to the ground and how works of art — including the conquered people's most sacred ...
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... established principle of social organization . Beginning with the ranking of the physically stronger male half of humanity over the female half , all hu- man relations would conform to this mold . Still , force could not be constantly ...
... established principle of social organization . Beginning with the ranking of the physically stronger male half of humanity over the female half , all hu- man relations would conform to this mold . Still , force could not be constantly ...
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