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Matriarchy, Gender and Power: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Matriarchy, Gender and Power: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Raffenne, Coralie
Coquet-Mokoko, Cécile

Hardcover

Series: Transformations

General Sociology

ISBN10: 1041060394
ISBN13: 9781041060390
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 30 2026
Pages: 236
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores the conceptualizations of female power through the notion of matriarchy in a variety of historical, cultural and epistemological contexts.

Matriarchy has been both marginalized and even derided as an object of study, albeit consistently referred to as a symbol of female power. The lack of serious engagement with matriarchy has stifled critical inquiry into alternative ways of organizing gendered power, and this gap is what this book seeks to address. Re-examining matriarchy from a scientific and interdisciplinary perspective, this book aims to move beyond the simplistic binaries of male versus female power through diverse inquiries into the concept of matriarchy that conceptualizes power not as domination but as interconnection, nurturing and community-oriented leadership. Through this approach, the contributions examine the emancipatory possibilities of matriarchy, while also acknowledging the limitations and challenges that come with it.

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