Matriarchal Societies: Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the GlobeThis book presents the results of Heide Goettner-Abendroth's pioneering research in the field of modern matriarchal studies, based on a new definition of «matriarchy» as true gender-egalitarian societies. Accordingly, matriarchal societies should not be regarded as mirror images of patriarchal ones, as they have never needed patriarchy's hierarchical structures of domination. On the contrary, matriarchal patterns are socially egalitarian, economically balanced, and politically based on consensus decisions. They have been created by women and are founded on maternal values. This new perspective on matriarchal societies is developed step by step by the analysis of extant indigenous cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. |
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This worldchanging and exhaustively researched book shows how prevalent, and how natural, are the widespread patterns of life in indigenous matriarchal cultures found across the globe. As a poet, I can say that this work resonates deeply with my inner awareness of how we can live most easily, how we can live most joyfully, and also how we must live, and soon, if we are to survive as a species. Thank you Heide Gottner-Abendroth for illuminating such a clear and necessary path.
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Matriarchal Societies: Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the Globe Heide Goettner-Abendroth No preview available - 2013 |