SuperHeroBooks - The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.309
EAN: 9780062502896
ISBN: 0062502891
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: 1988-09-21
Studio: HarperOne

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Summary: life changing
Comment: I originally read this book several years ago and it transformed my view of the world. It woke me up to the idea that the chaos and brutality of the present world haven't always existed, and did not have to exist. The evidence that Eisler presents for the existence of prehistoric partnership societies is compelling. The only possible area where the book isn't so convincing is its search for the causes of patriarchy and violence. Steve Taylor's recent book The Fall goes very deeply into the psychological roots of these problems and The Fall: The Evidence for a Golden Age, 6,000 years of Insanity and the Dawning of a New Era presents a very inspiring view of the human race's possible future.

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Summary: very disappointed
Comment: I ordered the book at the beginning of February. To this day, I have not received it, however, a credit was issued for what I paid. I will hesitate to order anything else from them.

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Summary: The Chalice and the Blade
Comment: This is a scholarly and insightful book about the origins of our culture, in particular the impact that the subjugation of women has had on both women and men, and how this world view, though thousands of years old, was not always held. It brings out the fact that art and invention have not been developed in a linear fashion, but have had many advances and setbacks, particularly after periods of war. Its also very readable and easy to understand. Highly reccommended.

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Summary: Dumbest Book Ever Written
Comment: This is the weirdest, dumbest book I've ever read. It's a pity that a lot of college professors are using this doorstop as a textbook in their classes. What a crock. This book is the scholarly and intellectual equivalent of R.L Stine's Goosebumps series. If this book were food, it would probably be something like stewed okra. I would've rated this with no stars but, interestingly enough, Amazon doesn't seem to think that authors are capable of writing completely and utterly unredeeming books.

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Summary: A Vivogenic Template for Human Beings
Comment: The Chalice and the Blade ranks in the top ten paradigm shaking books of the Late, Great Twen-Cen. Those continuing to puzzle over where we went wrong, as a species, will be well served by this outstanding scholarship.

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The 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.