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Matriarchal societies : studies on indigenous cultures across the globe /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Göttner-Abendroth, Heide, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2012]
Subjects:
Matriarchy > Cross-cultural studies.
Women > Social conditions > Cross-cultural studies.
Table of Contents:
  • A critical history of perspectives on matriarchy
  • Matriarchy in Eastern India
  • Matriarchal cults in Nepal
  • Ancient queens realms, and group marriage in Tibet
  • Matriarchal mountain peoples of China
  • Women shamans in Korea
  • The islands of Japan : women's cultures of the south and north
  • "Alam Minangkabau" the world of the Minangkabau in Indonesia
  • Matriarchal patterns in Melanesia
  • Pacific Ocean cultures
  • Matriarchal cultures in South America
  • The spread of matriarchy to Central America
  • North America : matriarchal immigrants from the South
  • North America : at the cultural crossroads of South and North
  • Matriarchy in India
  • Ancient matriarchy in Central Africa
  • Matriarchal queen-kingship in West Africa
  • Matriarchal pastoral peoples in North Africa.