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Matrilineality in Judaism or matrilineal descent in Judaism is the tracing of Jewish descent through the maternal line. Close to all Jewish communities have followed matrilineal descent from at least early Tannaitic (c. 10–70 CE) times through modern times. [109] The origins and date-of-origin of matrilineal descent in Judaism are uncertain.
Matrilineal Wampanoag: North America: United States: Matrilocal Matrilineal Nipmuc: North America: United States: Matrilineal Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico: North America: United States: Matrilineal Paul Kirchhoff [21] 1954 Keres people: North America: United States: Matrilineal Paul Kirchhoff [21] 1954 Wayuu: South America: Colombia, Venezuela ...
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Professor Shaye J. D. Cohen, "The origin of the Matrilineal rule in Rabbinical Judaism" Sorek, Susan. "Mothers of Israel: Why the Rabbis Adopted a Matrilineal Principle." "Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal", 2002, Reform Movement's Resolution on Patrilineal Descent, March 15, 1983. "The Status of Children of Mixed Marriages"
According to Barbara Epstein, anthropologists in the 20th century criticized feminist promatriarchal views and said that "the goddess worship or matrilocality that evidently existed in many paleolithic societies was not necessarily associated with matriarchy in the sense of women's power over men. Many societies can be found that exhibit those ...
Sanday favors redefining and reintroducing the word matriarchy, especially in reference to contemporary matrilineal societies such as the Minangkabau. [58] The 19th-century belief that matriarchal societies existed was due to the transmission of "economic and social power ... through kinship lines" [ 59 ] so that "in a matrilineal society all ...
The joint family under the matrilineal system is known as Tharavad also knowns Kudumbakkar or veedu, formed the nucleus of the society. The eldest male was considered the head of the family, known as the karanavar, and he controlled all the family assets. However, his sons did not inherit the properties; instead, inheritance went to the ...
Three goals of plant taxonomy are the identification, classification and description of plants. The distinction between these three goals is important and often overlooked. Plant identification is a determination of the identity of an unknown plant by comparison with previously collected specimens or with the aid of books or identification manuals.