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Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861–1900
Cynthia Eller
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Description for Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861–1900
Paperback. Traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
"Gentlemen and Amazons" traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. Cynthia Eller explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Eller tells the stories these men told, analyzes the gendered assumptions they made, and provides the necessary context for understanding how feminists of the 1970s and 1980s embraced as historical "fact" a discredited nineteenth-century idea.
"Gentlemen and Amazons" traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. Cynthia Eller explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Eller tells the stories these men told, analyzes the gendered assumptions they made, and provides the necessary context for understanding how feminists of the 1970s and 1980s embraced as historical "fact" a discredited nineteenth-century idea.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520266766
SKU
V9780520266766
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About Cynthia Eller
Cynthia Eller is Professor of Women's Studies and Religious Studies at Montclair State University. She is the author of The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future; Am I a Woman? A Skeptic's Guide to Gender; and Living in the Lap of the Goddess: The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America.
Reviews for Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861–1900
"Eller eloquently outlines what she believes is the myth of matriarchal prehistory... Highly recommended." Choice "Gentlemen and Amazons is a compelling, complex ... and formidably researched historical study."
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