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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Our History, Our Future Riane Tennenhaus Eisler. the whole of human history ( including our prehistory ) as well as the whole of humanity ( both its female and male halves ) . Weaving together evidence from art , archaeology , religion ...
Our History, Our Future Riane Tennenhaus Eisler. the whole of human history ( including our prehistory ) as well as the whole of humanity ( both its female and male halves ) . Weaving together evidence from art , archaeology , religion ...
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... whole span of our cultural evolution from the perspective of cultural transformation theory , we see that the roots of our present global crises go back to the fundamental shift in our pre- history that brought enormous changes not only ...
... whole span of our cultural evolution from the perspective of cultural transformation theory , we see that the roots of our present global crises go back to the fundamental shift in our pre- history that brought enormous changes not only ...
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... whole cities were routinely burnt to the ground and how works of art — including the conquered people's most sacred images , the " heathen idols " biblical scholars tell us about - were melted down into gold for easier transport.2 But ...
... whole cities were routinely burnt to the ground and how works of art — including the conquered people's most sacred images , the " heathen idols " biblical scholars tell us about - were melted down into gold for easier transport.2 But ...
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