Matriliny and mother goddess religion
This article offers critical reflections on the bipolar conception of human history offered by Afrocentric and eco-feminist theologians. Such a theory, essentially a re-affirmation of Bachofen's historical speculations, tends to see an intrinsic relationship between matriliny and mother-goddess...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[1998]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 1998, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-102 |
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| Summary: | This article offers critical reflections on the bipolar conception of human history offered by Afrocentric and eco-feminist theologians. Such a theory, essentially a re-affirmation of Bachofen's historical speculations, tends to see an intrinsic relationship between matriliny and mother-goddess religion—both being associated with an earlier, eden-like, phase of human history. Using anthropological data, the article provides a critique of these currently fashionable accounts of human pre-history. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537909808580824 |