The rule of Mars: readings on the origins, history and impact of patriarchy

Section I. Origins of Patriarchy. Tribal elder tale / Minnie Mace

Notes on the rise and development of patriarchy / Heide Goettner-Abendroth

The Saharasian origins of patriarchal authoritarian culture / James DeMeo

The beginnings of patriarchy in Europe : reflections on the Kurgan theory of Marija Gimbutas / Joan Marler

The roots of patriarchy in Eruope, the Middle East, and Asia (or) Why did the Kurgans become warlike? / Cristina Biaggi

Antigone in Sumatra : matriarchal values in a patriarchal culture / Peggy Reeves Sanday

The projection of gender relations in prehistoric China / Cai Junsheng

Nomads and patriarchy / Jeannine Davis-Kimball

The roots of Indo-European patriarchy : Indo-European female figues and the principles of energy / Miriam Robbins Dexter

On the patriarchal transformation of matricentric cultures / Carola Meier-Seethaler

Why did patriarchy supersede egalitarianism? / Harald Haarmann

Magic maidens and heroic horsemen in Romanian folklore / Adrian Poruciuc

From preistess to bride : marriage as a colonizing process in patriarchal conquest / Vicki Noble

Clan and tribe / Sandra Barnhouse

Section II. The Ramifications of Patriarchy. Violence against women and children in religious scriptures and in the home / Mara Lynn Keller

War is man's business / Elinor Gadon

Perpetuating patriarchy after the American Reovlution / Mark E. Kann

Patriarchal capitalism vs. a gift economy / Genevieve Vaughan

The role patriarchy plays in our contemporary world situation / Leslene della Madre

Section III. Philosophical Perspectives. A letter to Cristina / Glenda Cloughley

Taming testosterone / Jeannette Blonigen Clancy

Toward neo-patriarchy? / Paola Melchiori

Sectin IV. The Personal is Political. Seven chariots of war / Suzanne Bellamy

Patriarchy and its toxicities, matriarchy and its possibilities / Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum

Observations on patriarchy and its decline / Tatyana Mamonova

The fable of the invisible woman / Starr Goode

Placating the beast : how women sustain patriarchy / Stephanie Hiller

Patriarchy : the role women play / Kristina Berggren

The legacy of the Amazons / Donna Henes

Section V. Pathways for Change. Changing our ways of thinking / Mary E. Clark

Partnership : beyond patriarchy and matriarchy / Riane Eisler

Options for the future : transforming patriarchy through a process of cultural metamorphosis / Imogene Drummond

Postlude

Glossary.