Before War
On Marriage, Hierarchy, and Our Matriarchal Origins
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Narrated by:
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Elisha Daeva
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Elisha Daeva
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The book Before War will change how its listeners look at the world by exposing the female roots of Western civilization. It draws on the evidence from anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, primatology, and the shocking new genetics data, to tell the story of Western civilization.
For listeners of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, this is about another way that our European ancestors lived, without violence, sexual shame, or social inequality. Its the story of a story that was buried and re-discovered again and again, and is once again being told, thanks to the new science of genetics. It's the story of the first rape, genocide and colonization in 3500 BCE, and of the peaceful, egalitarian people who lived before. Its about the most controversial academic debate of all time, which has raged for 250 years. It's a funny, sexy take on some heavy topics.
It's not about blaming men. It's about standing together against an institution that harms us all.
Are you interested in your Eurasian ancestors, in the truth about our ancient past, or in the origins of social inequality? Do you want practical solutions for how we can save the world, or how you can heal from harmful belief systems? It's time for a paradigm shift!
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Diana Ward
- 27-11-2024
I wanted this to be so much better than it was
Before War presents fascinating evidence for a way of life that humans enjoyed before the coming of patriarchy, drawing on evidence from recent DNA discoveries and the work of Marija Gimbutas.
However the author lets herself down again and again with her sloppy mistakes and conspiracy allegations. She quotes Wikipedia as a source and gets so many basics wrong from the classics, that it casts doubt on whether or not she even understands the material she is presenting, or if this book was indeed fact checked before publication.
Marija Gimbutas' research and legacy deserves so much better and I look forward to someone in the future revisiting her material and treating it with the respect it deserves. Unfortunately a book like this only serves to regulate Gimbutas' ideas to the niche area of alternative facts aimed at the tin foil hatted "truthers".
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