Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... idea of pater- nal authority ; it is out of the struggle for paternal control of the family that God the Father is created . His word is law and the idea of his power becomes more important than any demonstration of it ; it be- comes ...
... idea of pater- nal authority ; it is out of the struggle for paternal control of the family that God the Father is created . His word is law and the idea of his power becomes more important than any demonstration of it ; it be- comes ...
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... suggests that this design originated in the caves of Neolithic culture , which were natural symbols of the Mother . Here we see one of many connections between the idea of the Mother and the idea of death - 96 OF WOMAN BORN.
... suggests that this design originated in the caves of Neolithic culture , which were natural symbols of the Mother . Here we see one of many connections between the idea of the Mother and the idea of death - 96 OF WOMAN BORN.
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Motherhood as Experience and Institution Adrienne Rich. idea of the Mother and the idea of death - an asso- ciation which remains powerful in patriarchal thought.3 84 The ocean whose tides respond , like woman's menses , to the pull of ...
Motherhood as Experience and Institution Adrienne Rich. idea of the Mother and the idea of death - an asso- ciation which remains powerful in patriarchal thought.3 84 The ocean whose tides respond , like woman's menses , to the pull of ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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