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and children were part of an actively busy social cluster . Work was hard ,
laborious , often physically exhausting , but it was diversified and usually
communal . Mortality from childbirth and pregnancy and the loss of infant lives
was extremely ...
and children were part of an actively busy social cluster . Work was hard ,
laborious , often physically exhausting , but it was diversified and usually
communal . Mortality from childbirth and pregnancy and the loss of infant lives
was extremely ...
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The real social bonds grew out of " the natural and biological dominance of the
primitive mother over the group which she created , the awe attaching to her
magical nature and powers . ” Such a social bonding emerged from " the primitive
...
The real social bonds grew out of " the natural and biological dominance of the
primitive mother over the group which she created , the awe attaching to her
magical nature and powers . ” Such a social bonding emerged from " the primitive
...
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27 C . G . Hartley claims that the egoistic , nonsocial tyranny of the early male
group forced the female group to establish laws of social conduct . 28 Neumann
says that woman " domesticated the male through the taboos that she imposed
on ...
27 C . G . Hartley claims that the egoistic , nonsocial tyranny of the early male
group forced the female group to establish laws of social conduct . 28 Neumann
says that woman " domesticated the male through the taboos that she imposed
on ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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