--- product_id: 8697144 title: "Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World" price: "47486CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8697144-saharasia-the-4000-bce-origins-of-child-abuse-sex-repression store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World **Price:** 47486CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World - **How much does it cost?** 47486CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8697144-saharasia-the-4000-bce-origins-of-child-abuse-sex-repression) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Exciting Insights, Frustrating Blind Spots - I want to thank desertcart reviewer J Studebaker for connecting me with this book. It is an exciting read! It has been a long time since I felt impelled to underline and post-it the pages of a book. James DeMeo's Saharasia is full of sweeping, courageous and inspiring insights marred by jarring blind spots. He says that the drying up of a wide swath of land from Africa through the Middle East to Central Asia caused continued forced migration and psychological desiccation. That led humanity away from the easy going, sex positive ways of the mother goddess to the male oriented warfare and cruelty now considered normal. He painstakingly documents this theory, but his documentation is flawed. For one thing, the evidence for the previous state of "matrist" bliss is scanty, with much of it coming from very old data compiled by early anthropologists in small, now destroyed, communities in places like the Trobriand Islands. He himself points out that people told those anthropologists what they wanted them to know and what they were willing to disclose. The anthropologists also interpreted their data through their own prejudices. One blind spot is DeMeo's lumping of homosexuality into the category of an effect of the "patrist" repression of "healthy" heterosexuality. Another is his worshipful attitude toward Wilhelm Reich. DeMeo gives Reich, originally a follower of Freud, credit where credit is due. He first outlined the process of human "armoring" in the face of prolonged trauma. DeMeo is eager to point out that while Freud first pointed to the importance of the "pleasure principle", he was wrong late in his life, denying the reality of the child abuse reported by patients. When it comes to Reich however, DeMeo is defensive about everything Reich espoused, even the supposedly curative powers of "Orgone energy", a concept which derailed Reich's career late in his life. DeMeo blames the patrist "powers that be" for that. I enjoyed this book most because it made me think. Although I would like to, I am not sure I agree that in a state of nature human beings are warm, nurturing and sexually permissive. Perhaps we are a complex mix of both open and armored traits and can go either way depending on conditions. In other words, we adapt and survive. I am willing to accept that the change in the earth's climate that started approximately 6,000 years ago has led to the current cultural climate as well. That doesn't mean that we can go back to Eden. We need new solutions and we have to stop making our problems worse. Future generations will have to find a way to survive the global warming we are precipitating and all its attending climate changes. We ain't seen nothing yet! Review: What an eye opener - This should be a standard text book in our schools. It's a complex tapestry of history, meteorology, archaeology, sociology, anthropology and psychology resting on the profound bedrock of Dr Wilhelm Reich's psychoanalytical discoveries. It explains so much. If you understand why some folk are so different from you and seem to want to hurt and pervert you and why they themselves appear trapped in a seemingly unbreakable generation after generation vicious circle of physical and pyschological repression and oppression - you can stop hating them and start trying to work out how to help the poor souls. This book helped me gain that understanding. To start with the content made me want to weep in despair but I soon realised that this book is a way post to a better future. Thank you James DeMeo and thank you Dr Reich. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,186,251 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #407 in Historical Geography #793 in Climatology #1,376 in General Anthropology | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (48) | | Dimensions | 8.4 x 1.1 x 10.9 inches | | ISBN-10 | 0980231647 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0980231649 | | Item Weight | 2.45 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 482 pages | | Publication date | May 20, 2011 | | Publisher | Natural Energy Works | ## Images ![Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816HfnDXkxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exciting Insights, Frustrating Blind Spots *by G***S on March 31, 2006* I want to thank Amazon reviewer J Studebaker for connecting me with this book. It is an exciting read! It has been a long time since I felt impelled to underline and post-it the pages of a book. James DeMeo's Saharasia is full of sweeping, courageous and inspiring insights marred by jarring blind spots. He says that the drying up of a wide swath of land from Africa through the Middle East to Central Asia caused continued forced migration and psychological desiccation. That led humanity away from the easy going, sex positive ways of the mother goddess to the male oriented warfare and cruelty now considered normal. He painstakingly documents this theory, but his documentation is flawed. For one thing, the evidence for the previous state of "matrist" bliss is scanty, with much of it coming from very old data compiled by early anthropologists in small, now destroyed, communities in places like the Trobriand Islands. He himself points out that people told those anthropologists what they wanted them to know and what they were willing to disclose. The anthropologists also interpreted their data through their own prejudices. One blind spot is DeMeo's lumping of homosexuality into the category of an effect of the "patrist" repression of "healthy" heterosexuality. Another is his worshipful attitude toward Wilhelm Reich. DeMeo gives Reich, originally a follower of Freud, credit where credit is due. He first outlined the process of human "armoring" in the face of prolonged trauma. DeMeo is eager to point out that while Freud first pointed to the importance of the "pleasure principle", he was wrong late in his life, denying the reality of the child abuse reported by patients. When it comes to Reich however, DeMeo is defensive about everything Reich espoused, even the supposedly curative powers of "Orgone energy", a concept which derailed Reich's career late in his life. DeMeo blames the patrist "powers that be" for that. I enjoyed this book most because it made me think. Although I would like to, I am not sure I agree that in a state of nature human beings are warm, nurturing and sexually permissive. Perhaps we are a complex mix of both open and armored traits and can go either way depending on conditions. In other words, we adapt and survive. I am willing to accept that the change in the earth's climate that started approximately 6,000 years ago has led to the current cultural climate as well. That doesn't mean that we can go back to Eden. We need new solutions and we have to stop making our problems worse. Future generations will have to find a way to survive the global warming we are precipitating and all its attending climate changes. We ain't seen nothing yet! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What an eye opener *by M***R on March 28, 2011* This should be a standard text book in our schools. It's a complex tapestry of history, meteorology, archaeology, sociology, anthropology and psychology resting on the profound bedrock of Dr Wilhelm Reich's psychoanalytical discoveries. It explains so much. If you understand why some folk are so different from you and seem to want to hurt and pervert you and why they themselves appear trapped in a seemingly unbreakable generation after generation vicious circle of physical and pyschological repression and oppression - you can stop hating them and start trying to work out how to help the poor souls. This book helped me gain that understanding. To start with the content made me want to weep in despair but I soon realised that this book is a way post to a better future. Thank you James DeMeo and thank you Dr Reich. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The answer to many questions revealed within this book. *by J***R on February 5, 2012* Saharasia is well written and researched. Provides the answers to many questions, such as how does a relatively affluent society produce child abuse, violence towards women and vulnerable members of society. Mass murder, devastation of the environment, James addresses these issues, and provides evidence of previous peaceful matriachal societies. A very enlightening book, I would recommend that anyone concerned with welfare of the vulnerable, particulary children, and our environment read this. The more aware we as a society are of the underlying factors, the more we will be able to change our world. ## Frequently Bought Together - Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World - The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space: Correcting a Major Error in Modern Science - The Orgone Accumulator Handbook: Wilhelm Reich's Life-Energy Discoveries and Healing Tools for the 21st Century, with Construction Plans --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8697144-saharasia-the-4000-bce-origins-of-child-abuse-sex-repression](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8697144-saharasia-the-4000-bce-origins-of-child-abuse-sex-repression) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-28*