#2 The idea that Paleolithic art was only created by male hunters is not based on any factual evidence.

It was a record of their awe at the mystery of life and death, and it indicated that very early in human history, the human will to live found expression through a variety of rituals and myths. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Paleolithic art of the humans of the Paleolithic era was a sacred tradition that was related to the will to live. Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised her book on economics, The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, as “a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking.Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. She is known worldwide for her bestseller The Chalice & The Blade: Our History, Our Future, now in 27 foreign editions and 57 printings in the USA. RIANE EISLER, a social systems scientist, cultural historian, and attorney, is president of the Center for Partnership Studies (CPS), dedicated to research and education. It is the reinstatement of authoritarian rule in both the family and the state or tribe, rigid male dominance, and the idealization of violence as a means of control.Įxcerpt from the “Special 30th Anniversary Epilogue” of The Chalice & The Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, USA, 1987. While this phenomenon is generally mislabeled as religious fundamentalism, it is actually dominator fundamentalism. We clearly see the key role of repressive gender and parent-child relations in the rise of fundamentalism-be it Eastern or Western, Muslim or Christian. The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised her book on economics, The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, as “a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking.” When will we humans learn that war is not the answer to what ails our world? Women and children in both Ukraine and Russia will suffer most from the violent upheaval of their lives. There is no room for respectful negotiations, cooperation, and peaceful coexistence when the “masculine virtues” of toughness, aggressiveness, and dominance take precedence.

The dominator model of society and governance is on full display as Russian President Vladimir Putin launches a large-scale military attack on Ukraine, an independent nation since 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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