The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our FutureThe phenomenal bestseller, with more than 500,000 copies sold worldwide, now with a new epilogue from the author--The Chalice and the Blade has inspired a generation of women and men to envision a truly egalitarian society by exploring the legacy of the peaceful, goddess-worshipping cultures from our prehistoric past. |
Contents
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| 16 | |
| 29 | |
From the Chalice | 42 |
The Legacy of the Goddess | 59 |
Part II 000 | 90 |
Part I | 104 |
Part II | 120 |
Gylany and History | 135 |
The Unfinished Transformation | 156 |
A Dominator Future | 172 |
Toward a Partnership | 185 |
Epilogue | 205 |
Notes | 215 |
Index | 265 |
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