Matriarchy

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social class
gptkbp:coinedBy Johann Jakob Bachofen
gptkbp:contrastsWith patriarchy
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of historical evidence
gptkbp:debatedBy definition and scope
existence in history
interpretation in modern society
matriarchal myth vs. reality
role in prehistoric societies
gptkbp:describes societies where women hold primary power
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Claude_Lévi-Strauss
gptkb:Heide_Göttner-Abendroth
gptkb:Marija_Gimbutas
gptkbp:etymology from Latin mater (mother) and Greek archein (to rule)
gptkbp:example gptkb:Akan_people
gptkb:Minangkabau_people
gptkb:Bribri_people
gptkb:Mosuo_people
gptkbp:focusesOn female authority
gptkbp:hasConcept gynecocracy
gynocracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matriarchy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:feminist
mythology
gender studies
utopian literature
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith matrilineal society
matrifocal society
matrilocal society
gptkbp:opposedBy patriarchy
gptkbp:refersTo female leadership in community
female leadership in family
female leadership in politics
female leadership in religion
gptkbp:relatedTo matrilineality
matrilocality
gptkbp:represents gptkb:art
gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
gptkb:religion
folk
gptkbp:studiedIn anthropology
sociology
gptkbp:symbolizes Hindu mythology
earth mother
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ched_Nasad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6