XPYR PRESS PRESS RELEASE
10/11/2017
Cyborgs Versus the
Earth Goddess: Men's Domestication of Women and Animals, and Female
Resistance is now available from Amazon
(http://amzn.to/2xyTkmh) and other booksellers. This book has a
compelling and unusual story to tell.
For millions of years,
early humans lived in gynocentric or female-centered cultures which
revolved around the worship of Earth Goddesses. Female-led clans were
ecological and managed the land sustainably throughout the Stone Age.
What is more, numerous aspects of so-called human 'civilization' were
developed by prehistoric females, thousands of years before
men/cyborgs domesticated animals - from fire, fireplaces, cooking,
food preservation, and storage, to dance, art, medicine, philosophy,
language, stories, ritual, trade, settlement, pottery, textile,
calendar, metal, and more.
The text includes
engrossing details on specific Goddesses, such as the Goddess of
animals, the Moon Goddess, the Triple Goddess, Sybils, and Oracles.
The significance of hundreds of Woman/Goddess carvings found in
Europe and Asia is considered, along with evidence of prehistoric
women's cave art. There are vital discussions on gynocentric power,
and female-centered family and culture. The importance of the
Mother's gift economy is also explored, especially its influence on
socialism and the capitalist backlash against feminism that resulted.
The 358 pages in divided
into 28 chapters. The writing is eclectic, interweaving research on
female prehistory, archaeology, anthropology, genetics, evolutionary
biology, art, culture, myth, theology, and theory. Intersecting with
insightful analysis on Stone Age females are fascinating discussions
on diet and the historical relationship between human and non-human
animals.
This unique book on the
history of women and animals is loosely organized and includes a
compelling narrative in each chapter, called ASIA's Journey about a
group of climate refugees in the near future. Some of the key issues
explored are the status of women during the Stone Age, the emergence
of animal husbandry and male-centered civilization 10,000 years ago,
the social construction of patriarchy during the Bronze Age, and the
effects of male dominance into the present.
Seenarine shows that
millennia after the intensive cultivation of crops, around 8,000
years ago, men harnessed animal power to gain the superior strength
and speed of cyborgs. Horses were exploited by pastoral
sperm-producers to conquer gynecological clans across Asia, Europe,
and the Middle East. But unlike agriculture, the use of domesticates
is unsustainable, and this practice has led to countless wars over
land and water resources.
After taming animals, men
subjugated females into property and used literacy and religion to
reduce them to the status of animals. Correspondingly, the once
mighty Earth Goddesses became the jealous consorts of kings and male
sky gods. The cyborg domesticating mindset continues into the present
where nonhuman animals and human females are stripped of agency and
considered as objects freely available for phallic use. Seenarine
argues that men's defeat of the Earth Goddess is the root of the
present ecological and social crisis, and empowering women and
animals are necessary for avoiding ecocide.
The study explores
several important questions: What was the Paleo Diet? Were the Paleo
diet and food security more influenced by female gatherers or by male
hunters? Are men natural born killers driven to rape? How did Stone
Age women deal with male aggression? How are female-centered cultures
organized and maintained? Can female governance help to restore the
balance with nature and heal our relationships with animals? Can an
understanding of gynecology help to solve the massive problems of
climate change and species extinction?
Importantly, the book
examines resistance to patriarchal thinking and cyborg consciousness
formulated by ecofeminists and others, and argues for a return to
gynocentrism. There is little domestic violence in existing
female-centered groups, and men live happier when women are in
charge. What is more, the author suggests that adopting a Mother's
gift economy can help end global poverty, inequity, and
discrimination. In addition, learning about ancient gynecological
perceptions and spirituality can help both women and men to live
simpler and happier lives.
Xpyr Press
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