Description
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 The book is superbly researched, and though it presents a broad, sweeping view that often leaves unanswered questions (one of my persistent questions is how to defend against force without simply presenting a counter-force), it offers a great array of resources for further reading. While I thought this book would answer my questions, it actually made me ask new questions and awoke within me a voracity to learn more, which I suspect is its intent. Above all, it gives us useful tools and terminology for reading between the lines and lies of our dominate cultural worldview, and these help dispel confusion and hopelessness for all who work for a peaceful world.
