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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... relations are structured has decisive implications for the personal lives of both men and women , for our day - to - day roles and life options . But equally impor- tant , although still generally ignored , is something that once ...
... relations are structured has decisive implications for the personal lives of both men and women , for our day - to - day roles and life options . But equally impor- tant , although still generally ignored , is something that once ...
Page 164
... relations between women and men during prehistoric times ushered in the class society they so abhorred . Consequently , in the early years of the Russian Revolution there were some efforts to equalize the position of women . But in the ...
... relations between women and men during prehistoric times ushered in the class society they so abhorred . Consequently , in the early years of the Russian Revolution there were some efforts to equalize the position of women . But in the ...
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... relations and a dominator society . The two basic human types are male and female . The way the re- lationship between women and men is structured is thus a basic model for human relations . Consequently , a dominator - dominated way of ...
... relations and a dominator society . The two basic human types are male and female . The way the re- lationship between women and men is structured is thus a basic model for human relations . Consequently , a dominator - dominated way of ...
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