During my Pagan hey-day I was very taken with a book called the Chalice and The Blade, which argued that back in the dim distant past Europe had been wholly matriarchal- and then the nasty horsemen rode in from the Steppes.
Apparently the archaeology backed this up. But I looked at the archaeology and it didn't and I was forced to conclude that the men had always been in charge.
When does the mother lose control of her child? How about it's first day at school?
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Date: 2004-11-14 06:39 pm (UTC)Apparently the archaeology backed this up. But I looked at the archaeology and it didn't and I was forced to conclude that the men had always been in charge.
When does the mother lose control of her child? How about it's first day at school?