Myth, Religion, and Mother Right: Selected Writings of Johann Jakob Bachofen (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) (Bollingen Series (General))

by Johann Jakob Bachofen

Ralph Manheim (Translator)

The Swiss thinker J. J. Bachofen is most often connected with his theory of matriarchy, or "mother right," but that concept is only a small part of his contribution to our understanding of cultural history. This book includes an autobiographical essay and selections from An Essay on Ancient Mortuary Symbolism, Mother Right, and The Myth of Tanaquil.

• ISBN10: 0691017972
• ISBN13: 9780691017976
• Publish Date: 15 July 1992 (first published 21 September 1967)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Princeton University Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: https://press.princeton.edu/isbn/9780691017976