RE: Feminism in prehistoric times / primitive culture
April 11, 2017 at 6:13 am
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2017 at 6:15 am by Regina.)
(April 10, 2017 at 9:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(April 10, 2017 at 8:30 pm)larson Wrote: Is it possible in theory that feminism in some form could conceivably have existed in prehistoric times or in any primitive culture?
There has been much speculation among anthropologists and paleoanthropologists that fertility cults based on a mother-goddess concept significantly predate the more structured religions which arose after the agricultural revolution and the consequent growth of stratified societies. The evidence for these concepts is slim. Do a search on matriarchal religion.
I have no idea if that constitutes "feminism."
I guess, I guess not.
By some standards even that concept is not very feminist, as it places a woman's worth entirely on her ability to make babies. I'd imagine it's probably still preferable to the Abrahamic prescriptions for "good femalehood" though, marginally.
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