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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... original direction of our cultural evolution casts such a different light on our past — and our potential future - that it is so difficult for us to deal with . And because it represents such a threat to the prevailing system , there ...
... original direction of our cultural evolution casts such a different light on our past — and our potential future - that it is so difficult for us to deal with . And because it represents such a threat to the prevailing system , there ...
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... original gy- lanic meaning.12 For instance , artists like Imogene Cunningham and Judy Chicago are for the first time in recorded history using female sexual imagery in ways that are strikingly reminiscent of Paleolithic , Neolithic ...
... original gy- lanic meaning.12 For instance , artists like Imogene Cunningham and Judy Chicago are for the first time in recorded history using female sexual imagery in ways that are strikingly reminiscent of Paleolithic , Neolithic ...
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... original ) . But the overall import of what Wilson says is such that it is not hard to see why he is so often cited to prove notions of inevitable male aggression and male dominance . For instance , in explaining his evolutionary theory ...
... original ) . But the overall import of what Wilson says is such that it is not hard to see why he is so often cited to prove notions of inevitable male aggression and male dominance . For instance , in explaining his evolutionary theory ...
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