Being a priest or priestesses is a honor but somehow the priest amasses more power than the priestess that preceded him. During the matrilinear times, everybody in the society was looked at as an equal. Living with superiors or having hierarchy in society wasn’t very much present. Nevertheless, during the time of patriarchy that was the complete opposite. There was such thing as a hierarchy, as well as someone being a ruler. Although priestess is a derived term of priest they held totally different positions within the community. So being that during the matriarchy there was a such thing equality and peace, but during the time of patriarchy, there were a time of destruction, and hierarchy, it was all about power. Yes, during the time of matriarchy
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During the time of martilinear the bloodline and the religion were traced through the mother because it was always known who the mother was because she had the baby. The trust of the mother’s word was the only thing that they had to ensure that the father was actually the father. So, during the time of patriarchy they looked at women as private property as well as their children. The values of individuals were defined by the property they own and pass on to their heirs which were usually their sons. There would be no need for a man to be sure of his paternity of his children if they living under the institution of private property It was always important for a man to control a woman's behavior because they looked at them a private property. Not only was it disrespectful to have any type of sexual relationship with another man but, it also brought uncertainty to the paternalism of their child, like it does today. A women’s sexuality had to be controlled so the father could be positive the child was his. The thought of the paternity of the child still occurs today, which is overly consumed by society. There are so many shows on television today that are mainly about men not having control of the sexual behavior women being that they are not married such as Jerry Springer, Maury. The majority of the shows are about men taking women to
During the time of martilinear the bloodline and the religion were traced through the mother because it was always known who the mother was because she had the baby. The trust of the mother’s word was the only thing that they had to ensure that the father was actually the father. So, during the time of patriarchy they looked at women as private property as well as their children. The values of individuals were defined by the property they own and pass on to their heirs which were usually their sons. There would be no need for a man to be sure of his paternity of his children if they living under the institution of private property It was always important for a man to control a woman's behavior because they looked at them a private property. Not only was it disrespectful to have any type of sexual relationship with another man but, it also brought uncertainty to the paternalism of their child, like it does today. A women’s sexuality had to be controlled so the father could be positive the child was his. The thought of the paternity of the child still occurs today, which is overly consumed by society. There are so many shows on television today that are mainly about men not having control of the sexual behavior women being that they are not married such as Jerry Springer, Maury. The majority of the shows are about men taking women to