tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post116896538874152095..comments2023-12-25T01:26:27.096-07:00Comments on Radical Goddess Thealogy: PANTHEONS & pAmATRIARCHYAthanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169384521207699192007-01-21T06:02:00.000-07:002007-01-21T06:02:00.000-07:00I hear ya, Morgaine. If there were any way to ret...I hear ya, Morgaine. If there were any way to return to the Goddess-central societies tomorrow, I'd jump for it in a heart beat.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169346742581116812007-01-20T19:32:00.000-07:002007-01-20T19:32:00.000-07:00Medusa beat me to it - I was going to point out Ma...Medusa beat me to it - I was going to point out Max Dashu's use of "Matrix societies." I'm of the school that says we should stick with Matriarchy. I don't believe in giving away our power by letting the patriarchy redefine us. That's why I'm a Witch more than a Wiccan, and a Matriarchist rather than a feminist. These words have been sullied to make people afraid of them, because they contain Morgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074112467402675609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169310307925075752007-01-20T09:25:00.000-07:002007-01-20T09:25:00.000-07:00We at "The Gods Are Bored" thank you for this esse...We at "The Gods Are Bored" thank you for this essential site!Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169205668606316992007-01-19T04:21:00.000-07:002007-01-19T04:21:00.000-07:00Medusa, thnx for pulling these terms together. Th...Medusa, thnx for pulling these terms together. There's also Heide Goettner-Abendroth, the German philosophy professor who pulled together the Women and Matriarchy Conferences, who thinks we should just continue to use the term "matriarchy" and change the meaning of it -- to men and women sharing equal power.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169139695245325262007-01-18T10:01:00.000-07:002007-01-18T10:01:00.000-07:00Yes. Most scholars studying pre-patriarchal cultur...Yes. Most scholars studying pre-patriarchal cultures with an open mind say that they were not reversals of patriarchy, that is women did not dominate, but rather leadership was shared, and for this reason they prefer not to use the term "matriarchy." Some people use the term "matrifocal." Max Dashu suggests the term "matrix" (see her book excerpt on http://www.suppressedhistories.net/matrix/Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1169138218195126622007-01-18T09:36:00.000-07:002007-01-18T09:36:00.000-07:00Egalitarian maybe?Some of us don't like any Archie...Egalitarian maybe?<BR/>Some of us don't like any Archies at all :-)<BR/>With the post beforehand in mind:<BR/>Manarchy? Menarchy? <BR/><BR/>Matrilinial societies may not be matriarchal, but to me it implies a degree of sexual freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com