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Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body--New Paths to Power and Love

by Riane Tennen Eisler

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ISBN13: 9780062502834
ISBN10: 0062502832
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Publisher Comments:

In the spirit of her provocative, bestselling book The Chalice and the Blade, Eisler passionately envisions a future when women and men faces each other as equal partners and sex and spirituality are once again entwined. "This is Eisler's most stunning, far-raching, and practical gift--both to readers and to a world that must change or perish".--Gloria Steinem.

Review:

"Eisler is one of the great seers of our time. This extraordinarily powerful and beautiful book will stand as one of the epic works of our generation." (-- John Robbins, author of Diet for a New Americo)

Review:

"A candid, scholarly, and thrilling tour of the body ... Eisler is a consummate thinker and researcher whose work lays the foundation for a healing between the sexes that could dramatically change society." ( — Joan Borysenko, PH.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind)

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"Fascinating . . . " (-- New York Times)

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"You must read Riane Eisler's Sacred Pleasure."(-- John Bradshaw. author of Family Secrets and Creating Love)

Synopsis:

Riane Eisler shows us how history has consistently promoted the link between sex and violence--and how we can sever this link and move to a politics of partnership rather than domination in all our relations.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [464]-483) and index.

About the Author

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 Pleasureand The Partnership Way.

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ISBN:
9780062502834
Subtitle:
Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body--New Paths to Power and Love
Author:
Eisler, Riane
Author:
Eisler, Riane
Author:
by Riane Eisler
Author:
Eisler, Riane Tennenhaus
Publisher:
HarperOne
Location:
San Francisco, Calif. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Human Sexuality
Subject:
Sex
Subject:
Sociology of Religion
Subject:
Sex customs
Subject:
Women's Studies - History
Subject:
Religious aspects
Subject:
Body, human
Subject:
Religion and sociology
Subject:
Body, Human -- Religious aspects.
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
History
Subject:
Sex -- Religious aspects.
Subject:
Sex customs -- History.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
24
Publication Date:
June 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
9.28x6.21x1.41 in. 1.24 lbs.

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