Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?
Al Billings (mimir@speakeasy.org)
24 Jul 1996 17:20:29 GMT
cougar@cathouse.com wrote:
: Well, while there are tons of myths about matriarchy, I can find
: little reference to actual matriarchy societies...however, I know that
: they have existed and will exist.
You don't have any evidence but you know they existed. right.
: I DID find the following, on the net under the following url:
: http://museon.museon.nl/objextra.eng/matriar.html
: a museum in the netherlands....
: dunno how accurate they are, but will check into some more for more
: concrete proof of matriarchy.
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: Minangkabau matriarchy
:
: The society of the Minangkabau is ruled by the system of matriarchy,
: that means that they trace descent and inheritance through
: the female line.
This isn't matriarchy. This is matrilineal descent. Two different things.
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