TY - BOOK AU - G�ottner-Abendroth,Heide ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Matriarchal societies: studies on indigenous cultures across the globe AV - GN479.5 .G667 2012eb U1 - 306 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Peter Lang KW - Matriarchy KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Women KW - Social conditions KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10662014 ER -