An a study of the religious and juridical aspects of gynecocracy in the ancient worldBachofen, Johann Jakob1815-1887creatorPartenheimer, David1949-textElectronic books.History.Electronic books.xxLewistonEdwin Mellen Press2007monographicengger

electronic resource

1 online resource.Mutterrecht (Mother Right) by Johann Jakob Bachofen was the seminal document of the 19th century concerning the role of women in ancient societies. Bachofen documented that motherhood is the source of human society, religion, morality, and decency in societies including Lycia, Crete, Greece, Egypt, India, Central Asia, Northern Africa, and Spain. He concluded the work by connecting ancient mother right with Christianity. Bachofen's theory of cultural evolution incited a virtual 'mother-mania' among ethnologists, social philosophers, and even writers, among them Lewis Henry Morgan, Friedrich En.Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Translator's Introduction; Preface and Introduction; Lycia; Crete; Athens; Lemnos; Egypt; India and Central Asia; Orchomenus and the Minyans; Elis; Epizephyrian Locrians; Lesbos; Mantinea; Pythagoreanism and Subsequent Doctrines; Cantabri; Lithographs; Works Cited; References; Index.Johann Jakob Bachofen ; abridged and translated by David Partenheimer.MatriarchyHistoryTo 1500Social ScienceFAMILY & RELATIONSHIPSAlternative FamilyFAMILY & RELATIONSHIPSReferenceMatriarchy To 1500 fast HQ505306.859Partenheimer, David.Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©200797807734114010773411402http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=462502http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=462502EBLCP12062520200709055540.0ocn796384763eng