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02 Jul 2009, 1:59 pm
That shall be in the science forum instead, but for some reason, all evolutionary and sexuality theories are usually posted here.
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Book: Sex, Time, And Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution
Shlain offers carefully reasoned and certain-to-be-controversial discussions on subjects such as menses, orgasm, masturbation, menopause, circumcision, male aggression, the evolution of language, homosexuality, and the origin of marriage.
As in the bestselling "The Alphabet Versus the Goddess," Leonard Shlainas provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from. "Sex, Time, and Power" offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained "Homo sapiens" suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human femaleas pelvis and the increasing size of infantsa heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for the adaptation of the human female to this environmental stress by reconfiguring her hormonal cycles, entraining them with the periodicity of the moon. The results, however, did much more than ensure our existence; they imbued women with the concept of time, and gave them control over sexaa power that males sought to reclaim. And the possibility of achieving immortality through heirs drove men to construct patriarchal cultures that went on to dominate so much of human history. From the nature of courtship to the evolution of language, Shlainas brilliant and wide-ranging exploration stimulates new thinking about very old matters.
Shlain offers carefully reasoned and certain-to-be-controversial discussions on subjects such as menses, orgasm, masturbation, menopause, circumcision, male aggression, the evolution of language, homosexuality, and the origin of marriage.
As in the bestselling "The Alphabet Versus the Goddess," Leonard Shlainas provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from. "Sex, Time, and Power" offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained "Homo sapiens" suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human femaleas pelvis and the increasing size of infantsa heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for the adaptation of the human female to this environmental stress by reconfiguring her hormonal cycles, entraining them with the periodicity of the moon. The results, however, did much more than ensure our existence; they imbued women with the concept of time, and gave them control over sexaa power that males sought to reclaim. And the possibility of achieving immortality through heirs drove men to construct patriarchal cultures that went on to dominate so much of human history. From the nature of courtship to the evolution of language, Shlainas brilliant and wide-ranging exploration stimulates new thinking about very old matters.
http://www.flipkart.com/sex-time-power- ... reviewbook
An interesting read. So we are here ,discussing on this forum, because of our recent ancestors' big heads and our species' narrow pelvises?
02 Jul 2009, 2:13 pm
02 Jul 2009, 2:52 pm
