Guest guest Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 "I am very interested to learn more about Matriarchal families/societies and it's a shame there are not too many left! I think perhaps in some places in Africa and possibly Kerala too. Apparently Kerala has a rich and recent tradition of Matriarchal family rule with the woman in charge, this could be worth checking out" The Malays of the Peninsula Malaysia are originally a Matriarchial society before the coming of Islam. The minangkabaus of the Negri Sembilan is still a Matriarchial society. The girls inherits the family property from the parent and not the boys. Bugis community too is Matriarchial. I know there are several others. Even the aboriginal community of South East Asia is till very matriarchial in nature. Perhaps if I have the time, I can do some search on this topic and give you the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 GO SEARCH IN MEGHALAYA [ HOME FOR GAROS, JAINTIAS AND KHASIS] AND ALSO IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH. REGARDS PRASHAD --- Nora <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > "I am very interested to learn more about > Matriarchal > families/societies and it's a shame there are not > too many left! I > think perhaps in some places in Africa and possibly > Kerala too. > Apparently Kerala has a rich and recent tradition of > Matriarchal > family rule with the woman in charge, this could be > worth checking > out" > > The Malays of the Peninsula Malaysia are originally > a Matriarchial > society before the coming of Islam. The minangkabaus > of the Negri > Sembilan is still a Matriarchial society. The girls > inherits the > family property from the parent and not the boys. > Bugis community too > is Matriarchial. I know there are several others. > Even the aboriginal > community of South East Asia is till very > matriarchial in nature. > Perhaps if I have the time, I can do some search on > this topic and > give you the information. > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 I am from Kerala and a matriarchal family Kochu alin prashad <alinprashad wrote:GO SEARCH IN MEGHALAYA [ HOME FOR GAROS, JAINTIAS AND KHASIS] AND ALSO IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH. REGARDS PRASHAD --- Nora <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > "I am very interested to learn more about > Matriarchal > families/societies and it's a shame there are not > too many left! I > think perhaps in some places in Africa and possibly > Kerala too. > Apparently Kerala has a rich and recent tradition of > Matriarchal > family rule with the woman in charge, this could be > worth checking > out" > > The Malays of the Peninsula Malaysia are originally > a Matriarchial > society before the coming of Islam. The minangkabaus > of the Negri > Sembilan is still a Matriarchial society. The girls > inherits the > family property from the parent and not the boys. > Bugis community too > is Matriarchial. I know there are several others. > Even the aboriginal > community of South East Asia is till very > matriarchial in nature. > Perhaps if I have the time, I can do some search on > this topic and > give you the information. > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 "The minangkabaus of the Negri Sembilan is still a Matriarchial society. The girls inherits the family property from the parent and not the boys." The minangkabaus are migrants from the Sumatra region came to the Malay Peninsula as early as 1388. There is an interesting article discussing the Minangkabau's Matriarchial System : Indonesia's matriarchal Minangkabau offer an alternative social system For the last century, historians, anthropologists and other scholars have searched both human history and the continents to find a matriarchy—a society where the power was in the hands of women, not men. Most have concluded that a genuine matriarchy does not exist, perhaps may never have existed. Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday disagrees. After years of research among the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, she has accepted that group's own self-labeling, as a "matriarchate," or matriarchy. The problem, she asserts, lies in Western cultural notions of what a matriarchy "should" look like—patriarchy's female- twin. To read further : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-05/uop- imm050902.php Other interesting discussion from the Scio-Anthropology forum : What Matriarchy? http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/danny/anthropology/sci.anthropology/arc hive/july-1996/0295.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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