Encyclopedia - Johann Jakob Bachofen: Encyclopedia - Johann Jakob Bachofen
The Swiss anthropologist and sociologist Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815 – 1887), is most often connected with his theory of matriarchy, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Significant People
19th century - Anthropology. Franz Boas Edward Burnett Tylor Karl Verner Brothers Grimm Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai Johann Jakob Bachofen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Archaeological Hypotheses
Whether matriarchal societies might have existed at some time in the distant past is controversial. The controversy began in reaction to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Significant People
19th century - Anthropology. Lewis H. Morgan Franz Boas Edward Burnett Tylor Karl Verner Brothers Grimm Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai Johan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia - 19th Century
The 19th century lasted from 1801 to 1900 in the Gregorian calendar (using the Common Era system of year numbering). Historians sometimes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia - Matriarchy
Matriarchy is a form of society in which power is conceived as lying with the women and especially with the mothers of a community. The w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology
Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia - Wicca
Wicca is a Neopagan religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures. Wicca was fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - An Overview
The span of stories and characters in Greek mythology is incredibly far-reaching. Events ranging from the atrocities of the early gods to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Matriarchal Societies
Some traditional matriarchal societies have been found to exist still today in every continent, except Antarctica. Several of them have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - An Overview
The scope of Greek mythology is enormous. It extends from the horrific crimes of the early gods and the bloody wars of Troy and Thebes, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Europe
In 1801, the Irish parliament voted to merge Ireland with England, thus creating the United Kingdom. Ireland remained under total British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The First Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - The First Sex - The Tragedy Of Western Women
This last part of The First Sex focuses on the period since Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in 313 A.D. Davis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Europe
In 1801, the Irish parliament voted to merge Ireland with England, thus creating the United Kingdom. Ireland remained under total British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Matriarchal Societies
Some traditional matriarchal societies have been found to exist still today in each continent, except Europe. Several of them have been p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Notes
1. ^  Old English wicce, feminine, corresponding to wicca, witch n.1, both of which are app. derivatives of wiccian, witch v.1. (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Matriarchies In Mythology
One area where written myths are available from an early period is the Aegean culture-zone, where the Minoan Great Goddess was worshipped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Theories Of Origin
In antiquity, historians such as Herodotus theorized that the Greek gods had been stolen directly from the Egyptians. Later on, Christian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Origins Of The Unclear Concept
The unclear concept of matriarchy, and of its replacement by "patriarchy" can be linked to the historical "inevitabilities" which the nin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Matriarchies In Literature
The idea of peaceful matriarchal civilizations being put to the torch by patriarchal, nomadic barbarian invaders has lived on as a powerf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Nature And Sources Of Greek Mythology
The general issues in studying myths are discussed in the mythography article. While all cultures throughout the world have their own myt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matriarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Matriarchy - Matriarchies In Literature
The idea about a peaceful matriarchal civilisation being put to the torch by patriarchal, nomadic barbarian invaders has lived on as a po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Events
19th century - 1800s. 1801: The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom. 1801-15: Barbary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Theories Of Origin
In antiquity, authors like Herodotus speculated that the Greeks had borrowed their gods wholesale from the Egyptians. Later, Christian wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Other Regions
For the rest of the world, there were few places not influenced by the West in some fashion, whether through colonialism, imperialism, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Americas
The United States began expansion across the North American Continent, beginning with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. This expansion was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Nature And Sources Of Greek Mythology
The general issues in studying myths are discussed in the mythography article. While all cultures throughout the world have their own myt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The First Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - The First Sex - Pre-christian Women In The Celto-ionian World
In this part of the book Gould Davis focused on the role of women in the ancient civilizations of Crete and Mycenae. Davis' research sugg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Inventions Discoveries Introductions
Main articles: Timeline of invention#19th_century and Timeline of scientific discoveries#1800s Research became institutionalized at resea...   » Read the article