Synopses & Reviews
Now with an updated epilogue celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking and increasingly relevent book.
"May be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes." — LA Weekly
The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible — and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting dramas of what happened in our past.
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"Everyone...should have the opportunity to read it." — Chicago Tribune
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"Validates a belief in humanity's capacity for benevolence and cooperation in the face of so much destruction." — San Francisco Chronicle
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"The Chalice and the Blade may be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes." — LA Weekly
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 Pleasure and The Partnership Way.