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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
By Riane Eisler — 1988
Now with an updated epilogue celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking and increasingly relevant book. 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. See more...
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Now with an updated epilogue celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking and increasingly relevant book. 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.
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