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... and every child is the primary responsibility of a particular woman even where
other women share its care ; adult men have authority over women and children ;
and descentgroup exogamy ( marrying out of the maternal family ) is required .
... and every child is the primary responsibility of a particular woman even where
other women share its care ; adult men have authority over women and children ;
and descentgroup exogamy ( marrying out of the maternal family ) is required .
Page 112
urated with fear of the mature , maternal woman ; the much - admired goddess ,
Athena , is born from her father Zeus ' s brain , is virginal , childless , and , as has
been seen , affirms her loyalty to the male . Hera is a jealous , competitive ...
urated with fear of the mature , maternal woman ; the much - admired goddess ,
Athena , is born from her father Zeus ' s brain , is virginal , childless , and , as has
been seen , affirms her loyalty to the male . Hera is a jealous , competitive ...
Page 238
... and murmured to the creature within it that nothing would deform it , freedom
would be its gift . She , Martha , the free spirit , would protect the creature from her
, Martha , the maternal force ; the maternal Martha , that enemy 238 OF WOMAN ...
... and murmured to the creature within it that nothing would deform it , freedom
would be its gift . She , Martha , the free spirit , would protect the creature from her
, Martha , the maternal force ; the maternal Martha , that enemy 238 OF WOMAN ...
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The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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