"Validates a belief in humanity's capacity for benevolence and cooperation in the face of so much destruction."- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "A gem.A rare combination of poetic expression and sober sustenance."-Jesse Bernard, author of The Future of Marriage and The Female World
"Eisler's highly readable synthesis.is an important contribution to social history."- Publishers Weekly "Everyone.should have the opportunity to read it."- The Chicago Tribune " The Chalice and the Blade may be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes."- LA Weekly With the most passionate eloquence, Riane Eisler proves that the dream of peace is not an impossible utopia."-Isabel Allende, author of The House of Spirits The Chalice and the Blade is one of those magnificent key books that can transform us and.initiate fundamental changes in the world. Some books are like revelations, they open the spirit to unimaginable possibilities. And it provides verification that a better future is possible-and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting drama of what actually happened in our past." It shows that war and the "war of the sexes" are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. Isabelle Allende, author of The House of the Spirits From the Back Cover: With the most passionate eloquence, Riane Eisler proves that the dream of peace is not an impossible utopia.
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