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The Chalice and the Blade

Riane Eisler

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperOne
  • Publish Date: Sep 21st, 1988
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.20in - 0.70in - 0.76lb
  • EAN: 9780062502896
  • Categories: Women's StudiesSocial HistoryGender Studies

About the Author

Eisler, Riane: -

Riane Eisler is an internationally acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, and is codirector of the Center for Partnership Studies in Pacific Grove, California. She is the author of Sacred Pleasure and The Partnership Way.

Praise for this book

"Everyone...should have the opportunity to read it." -- Chicago Tribune

"Validates a belief in humanity's capacity for benevolence and cooperation in the face of so much destruction." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"The Chalice and the Blade may be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes." -- LA Weekly

"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." -- Isabel Allende

"The most important book since Darwin's Origin of Species ." -- Ashley Montagu