posted June 20, 2009 08:02 PM
This book may save the world. http://www.amazon.com/Chalice-Blade-Our-History-Future/dp/0062502891
The Chalice and the Blade:
Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler
Reviews
"The most important book since Darwin's Origin of Species." -- Ashley Montagu
"The Chalice and the Blade may be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes." -- LA Weekly
"As important, perhaps more important, than the unearthing of Troy or the deciphering of cuneiform." -- Bruce Wilshire, professor of philosophy, Rutgers University
"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 and... initiate fundamental changes in the world. With the most passionate eloquence, Riane Eisler proves that the dream of peace is not an impossible utopia. -- Isabelle Allende, author of The House of the Spirits
"Excellent from every point of view... A very important picture of human evolution." -- Nicholas Platon, author of Crete and former director of the Acropolis Museum
"The greatest murder mystery and cover-up of all time." -- New Age Journal
Clears up many historical mysteries... provides foundations upon which to build a more humanistic world. -- The Humanist
"Validates a belief in humanity's capacity for benevolence and cooperation in the face of so much destruction." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"A notable application of science to the growth and survival of human understanding." -- Marija Gimbutas, author of Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe
"A gem....A rare combination of poetic expression and sober sustenance."--Jesse Bernard, author of The Future of Marriage and The Female World
"Eisler gives us a revealing study of history and an offer of hope. She demonstrates that to be human can be to affirm life, not death, in one of the most compelling books of the year." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"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
Description
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.
About the Author
Riane Eisler is an internationally acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, and is co-director of the Center for Partnership Studies in Pacific Grove, California. She is the author of Sacred Pleasure and The Partnership Way.
http://www.partnershipway.org/