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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Page 189
... writes , in society as presently constituted only women are " geared to be carriers of the basic necessity for human communion " 26 - and to in fact value their affiliations with others more highly than even themselves . In contrast to ...
... writes , in society as presently constituted only women are " geared to be carriers of the basic necessity for human communion " 26 - and to in fact value their affiliations with others more highly than even themselves . In contrast to ...
Page 191
... writes , this more holistic approach is a radical departure from much of Western science , which has been characterized by a hierarchic , overcompartmentalized , and often me- chanistic approach.34 It is in many ways a more " feminine ...
... writes , this more holistic approach is a radical departure from much of Western science , which has been characterized by a hierarchic , overcompartmentalized , and often me- chanistic approach.34 It is in many ways a more " feminine ...
Page 235
... writes “ is based on aggressive exclusion among the courting sex , " stating there is " rampant machismo " among some species of beetles ( p . 320 ) . He then goes on to some examples of violent male dominance among insects , for ...
... writes “ is based on aggressive exclusion among the courting sex , " stating there is " rampant machismo " among some species of beetles ( p . 320 ) . He then goes on to some examples of violent male dominance among insects , for ...
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