Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present, and Future. Edited by Heide Goettner-Abendroth
This book will probably be dismissed or ignored by many scholars, though it should not be. Why? Because most scholars have no point of reference for understanding much less evaluating the claims made in this book, and because it is widely accepted that matriarchies do not exist and that the claims m...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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Literature and theology
Year: 2012, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 108-110 |
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| Summary: | This book will probably be dismissed or ignored by many scholars, though it should not be. Why? Because most scholars have no point of reference for understanding much less evaluating the claims made in this book, and because it is widely accepted that matriarchies do not exist and that the claims made by feminists about female power in prehistory have been vastly exaggerated. That would be a shame, for this book not only provides information about societies past and present, but also offers suggestions for how we might imagine a post-patriarchal future before we destroy the possibility of human life on planet earth., First, let me clarify a misunderstanding that is likely to arise before the covers of the book are even opened. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frr041 |