Matriarchy
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Aproximación a algunos aspectos de la onomástica en el reino de Navarra entre 1570, cuando de acuerdo con las leyes eclesiásticas y también reales se impone la obligación de llevar libros de bautismos, y 1870, año en que la administración... more
In a collective action to reclaim the label of the Eastern Queendom—a legendary matriarchal kingdom—the villagers in Suopo township, Danba county, Sichuan take advantage of the media and a newly founded tourism association to press their... more
All’Italia-ragazza della tradizione risorgimentale e fascista si è aggiunta un’altra Italia, sempre donna, ma questa volta un’Italia-madre. È cambiato qualcosa? È semplicemente cresciuta la ragazza, che da fanciulla si è fatta mamma?
A research paper looking at depictions of adolescence and virtual reality in anime narratives.
Written at Queen Mary, University of London
Written at Queen Mary, University of London
Films and audiences are like those shy neighbours who see each other frequently in the building, but never go to the extent of speaking to each other. If one of these neighbours breaks this wall, the other might find this unusual.... more
Archaologische Geschlechterforschung untersucht das Geschlechterrollenverstandnis vergangener Kulturen mittels der Verknupfung materieller Hinterlassenschaften (Befunde, Bilder) mit Sozialgruppen. Dazu kommt die Wissenschaftsgeschichte,... more
Lecture presentation from course on "Sex and gender in cross-cultural perspective" that I taught at Cornell from 1979-2014. Please respect the copyright of these materials.
La tesi qui proposta ha come maggiore obiettivo lo svisceramento del controverso dibattito su che cosa si è inteso e che cosa si intende tutt'ora per società matriarcali. Le idee circa l'esistenza di una società matriarcale e quindi di... more
The ancient Amazons, the equals of men, were among the fiercest opponents faced by the ancient Greek heroes Achilles, Heracles, and Theseus. But were they heroes themselves? As the objects of Greek male anxiety, the Amazons were... more
Nel mito le donne di Lemno uccidono i loro mariti e i loro padri dando luogo ad una 'ginecocrazia'. Il presente lavoro intende esaminare in modo essenziale come questa leggenda è stata interpretata dagli studiosi moderni.
....to support male leadership
This article surveys literature on history, archaeology, and ethnography, from Lafitau, Morgan, Marx and Engels to Matilda Joslyn Gage and Barbara Mann, Bachofen to Jacquetta Hawkes. It also proposes that patriarchy is a historical... more
Ideas of radical feminism, Goddess Spirituality and Feminist Witchcraft— which originated in the United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s before taking root in Britain—were introduced to British Wiccans during the latter half of... more
This paper undertakes a critical discourse analysis of the notions of matriarchy and patriarchy in a Nigerian literary text and discusses the resulting ideological implications. Matriarchy and patriarchy are gender ideologies that can be... more
Notre-Dame Déesse & Le Féminicide des Héros est un voyage dans le temps qui illumine notre société. Il est raconté par un homme âgé de culture moyenne, qui s’étonne à chaque pas, et rit, ou se met en colère, comme un enfant. La quatrième... more
Tesi di laurea triennale in Lingue e Civiltà Orientali presso La Sapienza di Roma. Tema: il matriarcato nei culti animisti del Giappone pre-buddhista. Attenzione: potrebbero essere presenti errori di visualizzazione dovuti alla... more
Nostra Signora Dea & Il Femminicidio degli Eroi è un viaggio nel tempo che illumina la nostra società. Lo racconta un uomo anziano di media cultura, che si sorprende ad ogni passo, e ride, o si arrabbia, come un bambino. La quarta di... more
Overview of theories and practices of patriarchy and matriarchy in U.S. literature with overviews of the 18th, 19th, and 20th century. Suggested readings included.
Many scholars have assumed that prehistoric images of women unearthed in China depict goddesses and were used in fertility cults. Close examination of these artifacts raises questions about how their creators understood and used them, and... more
For a century a notion of a prehistoric Mother Goddess has infused some perceptions of ancient Europe, whatever the realities of developing archaeological knowledge. With the reverent respect now being given to Marija Gimbutas, and her... more
More than a century before many American feminists embraced the idea that prehistoric societies were woman-centered, if not woman-ruled, this theory was an all but universally-accepted history of humanity laid out by prominent... more
Our Lady Goddess & The Femicide of the Heroes is a time travel illuminating our society. The tale is told by an old man of average culture, exclaiming in surprise at each step, and laughing, or getting angry, like a child. The back... more
Bei der rituellen Chirurgie soll sich der Jüngling zur Frau verwandeln. Er soll menstruationsbluten wie eine Frau, sein Genital so beschneiden, dass es zum weiblichen Genital wird. Die Eliminierung seines Geschlechts ist die Voraussetzung... more
This paper honors the contribution of Otto Gross to the psychoanalytic theory, mainly its application to social conditions. His life and work are presented and his patriarchy-critical theses are related to a new psychohistorical research... more
A influência da Mitologia e da narrativa dos mitos sob nossa sociedade, nossa cultura e por consequência nossa subjetividade e cotidiano é incontestável. Desta forma, percebemos que os mitos e os arquétipos mitológicos são extremamente... more
Voici mon mémoire de première année de master, traitant du rapport entre fascisme et patriarcat dans l'oeuvre de Wilhelm Reich. J'ai obtenu pour l'écriture de ce mémoire la note de 16 sur 20.
essential text criticizing freud's concept of the oediphus-complex. you don't find this text on the web, so i made some effort to get and to present it to the public.
The writings that have emerged from previously colonised countries do not only embody a retaliation to historiographical establishments which have grounded a colonial identity for them such that mobility within these political... more
TOWN OF ÇATALHÖYÜK was a hive of activity, with its residents grinding grain and baking bread, processing the animals felled by hunters, weaving cloth and baskets, chipping and polishing obsidian tools and weapons. Many of these daily... more
Abstract : Various statistical methods are applied to mythological motifs to reconstruct the phylogeny of tales that describe primitive matriarchies. The results show a correlation between spread of myths and spread of genes, and allow to... more
“What is the reason for the victory of Pandavas? There is a woman in the side of Pandavas, whereas none on the side of the Kauravas. She, the reason for the war, instigated them. Her anger made the victory clear.” Bharathi... more
Sinuosa serpe acquatica che emerge dalle rocce o bellissima donna dallo sguardo magnetico, la Regina dei Serpenti era con-siderata nei tempi antichi una delle più potenti e benefiche e-manazioni dell’armonia naturale. Da lei dipendeva non... more