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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... realities and old myths . 13. Breakthrough in Evolution : Toward a Partnership Future 104 120 135 156 172 185 A new view of reality . A new science and spirituality . A new politics and economics . Transformation . Notes Figures Index ...
... realities and old myths . 13. Breakthrough in Evolution : Toward a Partnership Future 104 120 135 156 172 185 A new view of reality . A new science and spirituality . A new politics and economics . Transformation . Notes Figures Index ...
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... reality , which lingered in the people's culture , and the newer realities the priestly ruling class was trying to ... reality , a reality in which the serpent was one of the main symbols of the Goddess . In archaeological excavations ...
... reality , which lingered in the people's culture , and the newer realities the priestly ruling class was trying to ... reality , a reality in which the serpent was one of the main symbols of the Goddess . In archaeological excavations ...
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... reality , Jehovah had no right to give such orders . But having been given them , neither Eve nor the serpent , as representatives of the Goddess , could be expected to obey . But while this part of the story of the Fall only makes ...
... reality , Jehovah had no right to give such orders . But having been given them , neither Eve nor the serpent , as representatives of the Goddess , could be expected to obey . But while this part of the story of the Fall only makes ...
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