ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arnold Van Gennep, Matriarchy, Binary Form
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Universal principles (formal rules and contracts) does not simply do away with particularistic principles (two principles coexist) Metaphoric kinship: partly replacing kinship, nationalism (presents the nation as some metaphoric kin group) The nation may also function as a de facto lineage (if a citizen dies with no heir the state takes control of their belongings) Mainly a male society women are rarely perceived as independently acting persons but rather resources. Horizontal differentiation aspects that don"t express unequal rank (ex. Division of labor) - mostly gender and age. Androcentric neglect importance of women and exaggerate contribution of men. Mondurucu men tell stories of matriarchy control and then it all went wrong and they cannot come back into power. Public/private distinction ethnocentric, meaningful in modern societies but not necessarily in others. Subordinate of woman universal woman every have lower ranks than men in most places.
