Myth, Matriarchy and Modernity
Johann Jakob Bachofen in German Culture. 1860-1945
(Sprache: Englisch)
This study explores the prevalence in German culture of myths about ancient matriarchal societies, discussing their presence in left and right wing politics, feminist and antifeminist writing, sociology, psychoanalysis and literary production. By tracing...
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This study explores the prevalence in German culture of myths about ancient matriarchal societies, discussing their presence in left and right wing politics, feminist and antifeminist writing, sociology, psychoanalysis and literary production. By tracing the influence of the works of the Swiss jurist and theorist of matriarchy, Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815-1887), and the controversies about the reception and interpretation of his work, this study shows how debate about the matriarchal origins of culture was inextricably linked with anxieties about modernity and gender identities at the turn of the twentieth century. By moving beyond the discussion of canonical authors and taking seriously the scope of the discussion, it becomes clear that it is not possible to reduce matriarchal theories to any particular political ideology; instead, they function as a mythic counterdiscourse to a modernity conceived as oppressive, rational and masculine. Writers considered include Ludwig Klages, Hofmannsthal, Kafka, Hauptmann, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Sir Galahad, Clara Viebig, Mathilde Vaerting, Thomas Mann, Elisabeth Langgässer, Ilse Langner, Otto Gross, Franz Werfel, and many others.
Autoren-Porträt von Peter Davies
Peter Davies, University of Edinburgh,UK.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Davies
- 2010, X, 462 Seiten, Maße: 16 x 23,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: De Gruyter
- ISBN-10: 3110227088
- ISBN-13: 9783110227086
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.02.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Die [die Arbeit von Peter J. Davies], das muss an dieser Stelle ganz ausdrücklich hervorgehoben werden, ein Meisterwerk ist. Wissenschaftliche Akribie und Sorgfalt, stupende Sachkenntnis über die Grenzen einzelner Wissenschaftsdisziplinen hinweg gehen hier einher mit gedanklicher Schärfe und sprachlicher Luzidität."Elke Pahud de Mortanges in: Schweizer Zeitschrift für Religions- und Kulturgeschichte, 105 (2011)
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