The Chalice and the Blade

Zusatztext “The most important book since Darwin’s Origin of Species .” Informationen zum Autor Riane Eisler is an internationally acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, and is codirector of the Center for Partnership Studies in Pacific Grove, California. She is the author of Sacred Pleasure and The Partnership Way . Klappentext The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible—and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting dramas of what happened in our past. Zusammenfassung Now with an updated epilogue celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking and increasingly relevant book. "May be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes." – LA Weekly The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible—and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting dramas of what happened in our past.

Product details

• Authors: EISLER, Riane Eisler, Riane Tennenhaus Eisler
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.09.1988
• EAN: 9780062502896
• ISBN: 978-0-06-250289-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Motherhood, HISTORY: Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, HISTORY: Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Women's Studies, WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN'S HISTORY, RELIGION: WOMEN AND RELIGION, WOMEN'S STUDIES: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION