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Matriarchal societies

by G�ottner-Abendroth, Heide,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Peter Lang, (New York :) Physical details: xxxviii, 533 p. : ill., map.
Subject(s): Matriarchy -- Cross-cultural studies. | Women -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies. | Electronic books.
Year: 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [477]-503) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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