02175nam a2200337 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004300112020004000155020002700195040002100222035002100243050002600264082001200290100004000302245012900342260003600471300003400507504006600541505079500607533015201402650004001554650005401594655002901648710001701677856012601694999001701820ebr10662014CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||110721s2012    nyuab   sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011028994  z9781433113376 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z1433113376 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9781453908075 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)81755961214aGN479.5b.G667 2012eb04a3062231 aG�ottner-Abendroth, Heide,d1941-10aMatriarchal societiesh[electronic resource] :bstudies on indigenous cultures across the globe /cHeide Goettner-Abendroth.  aNew York :bPeter Lang,cc2012.  axxxviii, 533 p. :bill., map.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [477]-503) and index.0 aA 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aMatriarchyvCross-cultural studies. 0aWomenxSocial conditionsvCross-cultural studies. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10662014zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c68768d68768