This grand synthesis is an important new interpretation of history in the tradition of Spengler and Toynbee. Combining original theory with the work of other notable scholars, Riane Eisler creates an accessible and convincing look into prehistoric times—those dimly lit Neolithic and Paleolithic ages when Goddess religions flourished. Eisler powerfully reconstructs the Goddess culture and the global shift to patriarchy, drawing evidence from literature, art, sociology, archeology, politics, and economics—and synthesizing prehistory, history, present, and future into an awesome and convincing view of the human condition.
“The most important book since Darwin’s Origin of Species”
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“Some books are like revelations, they open the spirit to unimaginable possibilities. The Chalice and the Blade is one of those magnificent key books that can transform us….”
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“The Chalice and the Blade may be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes.”
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“To read Eisler is to glimpse new vistas of human possibility.”
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