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The effect of the evidence derived from comparative jurisprudence is to establish that view of the primeval condition of the human race which is known as the Patriarchal Theory.
Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Henry Sumner Maine 1855
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'The effect,' says Sir Henry Maine, the greatest of our living jurists -- the only one, perhaps, whose writings are in keeping with our best philosophy -- 'of the evidence derived from comparative jurisprudence is to establish that view of the primeval condition of the human race which is known as the Patriarchal Theory.
Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society Walter Bagehot 1851
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"Patriarchal" is a broad concept, but in religion we generally use the term "patriarchal" to refer to the transition from the worship of God in Her original feminine form to the picturing or the Divine in a variety of masculine forms.
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Patriarchal heterosexual marriage keeps the coffers filled.
Michele Somerville: Homophobia in the Church: What Catholics Are Doing About It, and What Still Needs to Be Done Michele Somerville 2010
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You said "Patriarchal types have done a lousy job running the planet anyway, about time the place got run more fairly."
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You Patriarchal types have done a lousy job running the planet anyway, about time the place got run more fairly.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Patriarchal heterosexual marriage keeps the coffers filled.
Michele Somerville: Homophobia in the Church: What Catholics Are Doing About It, and What Still Needs to Be Done Michele Somerville 2010
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Patriarchal heterosexual marriage keeps the coffers filled.
Michele Somerville: Homophobia in the Church: What Catholics Are Doing About It, and What Still Needs to Be Done Michele Somerville 2010
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