02175nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10662014 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110721s2012 nyuab sb 001 0 eng d 2011028994 9781433113376 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1433113376 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781453908075 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)817559612 GN479.5 .G667 2012eb 306 23 G�ottner-Abendroth, Heide, 1941- Matriarchal societies [electronic resource] : studies on indigenous cultures across the globe / Heide Goettner-Abendroth. New York : Peter Lang, c2012. xxxviii, 533 p. : ill., map. 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. Matriarchy Cross-cultural studies. Women Social conditions Cross-cultural studies. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10662014 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 68768 68768