Die Frau als Mensch

In the first volume of “Die Frau als Mensch”, Ulli Lust dispels the common gender stereotypes of early human history and depicts an egalitarian early society. This is in line with current scientific understanding. In the second volume, “Schamaninnen”, she shows how closely physical life on Earth and the spirit world were intertwined in the minds of people back then. Ulli Lust tells the story and depicts a group of people as they might have lived in early society: facing the challenges of finding food, passing on knowledge, and treating life-threatening wounds as they were understood at the time. Once again, she is praised by experts for her precise depictions. This is also because she consistently makes it clear that the depictions are an interpretation of the limited available data. Rarely has the state of scientific knowledge been conveyed as accessibly as in “Die Frau als Mensch” – because Ulli Lust creates a narrative that is easy to follow – and because the nature illustrations are simply beautiful.