首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Status of Women in Ancient Society In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a gre
The Status of Women in Ancient Society In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a gre
admin
2010-01-18
37
问题
The Status of Women in Ancient Society
In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a great deal of attention in recent years on determining more accurately the status of women in various periods. Although much has been accomplished for the modern period, pre-modern cultures have proved more difficult., sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory. Thus it is not particularly surprising that some earlier scholarship concerning such cultures has so far gone unchallenged. An example is Johann Bachofen’s 1861 treatise on Amazons, women-ruled societies of questionable existence contemporary with ancient Greece.
Starting from the premise that mythology and legend preserve at least a nucleus of historical fact, Bachofen argued that women were dominant in many ancient societies. His work was based on a comprehensive survey of references in the ancient sources to Amazonian and other societies with matrilineal customs--societies in which descent and property rights are traced through the female line. Some support for his theory can be found in evidence such as that drawn from Herodotus, the Greek "historian" of the fifth century B.C., who speaks of an Amazonian society, the Sauromatae, where the women hunted and fought in wars. A woman in this society was not allowed to marry until she had killed a person in battle.
Nonetheless, this assumption that the first recorders of ancient myths have preserved facts is problematic. If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact--real Amazonian societies--but rather to offer "moral lessons" on the supposed outcome of women’s rule in their own society. The Amazons were often characterized, for example, as the equivalents of giants and centaurs, enemies to be slain by Greek heroes. Their customs were presented not as those of a respectable society, but as the very antitheses of ordinary Greek practices.
Thus, I would argue, the purpose of accounts of the Amazons for their make Greek recorders was didactic, to teach both male and female Greeks that all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive and dangerous. Myths about the Amazons were used as arguments for the male-dominated status quo, in which groups composed exclusively of either sex were not permitted to segregate themselves permanently from society. Bachofen was thus misled in his reliance on myths for information about the status of women. The sources that will probably tell contemporary historians most about women in the ancient world are such social documents as gravestone, wills, and marriage contracts. Studies of such documents have already begun to show how mistaken we are when we try to derive our picture of the ancient world exclusively from literary sources, especially myths.
The author’s attitude toward Bachofen’s treaties is best described as one of______.
选项
A、qualified approval
B、profound ambivalence
C、pointed disagreement
D、unmitigated hostility
答案
C
解析
观点态度题。作者在文中对以神话为证据来研究女性地位这一方法进行了尖锐的批判,因此可以排除 A、B两项,作者在论述过程中均是站在客观公正的立场上,因此也不存在敌视的问题,可排除D项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/xW9YFFFM
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Everyhumanbeingisfallible;wemakemistakes.InAmericawhenamistakehasbeenmade,itisconsideredfittingfortheperso
AnarticlepublishedrecentlyintheprestigiousscientificjournalNatureissheddingnewlightonanimportant,buthithertol
A、Wearesurethatourchildrenwillbecomepositivemembersofthechangingsociety.B、Childrenwithself-esteemcanmakeposit
Everygenerationhasitsemblematicboy’stoy.onceuponatimetherewasthegolfcart:alittletoycarspecificallydesigned
A、You’dbetterbuyalocalnewspapertolookthroughtheclassifiedads.B、Youmightputanadinthelocalpapertofindsomeon
We’vealreadypushedtheworldoceanscloseto--andinsomecases,past--theirnaturallimits,accordingtoarecentlyreleased
Tothemajorityofus,musicisanindispensablepartofourdailylife.Itcanbedefinedinthisway,musicissoundarranged
Tothemajorityofus,musicisanindispensablepartofourdailylife.Itcanbedefinedinthisway,musicissoundarranged
Inpolitics,inthecourts,evenontheubiquitousTVtalkshow,itisgoodformtopickanintellectualfight.Peopleattackeac
Americanstodaydon’tplaceaveryhighvalueonintellect.Ourheroesareathletes,entertainers,andentrepreneurs,notschola
随机试题
《创业史》中塑造得最精彩的中国老一代农民的典型是()
地榆的功效是_________。_________。其中,_________多炒炭用,_________多生用。
该患儿最可能的诊断为若无以上检查条件,可采用
管道与设备连接前,应在自由状态下检验法兰的(),偏差应符合规定要求。
一般资料:求助者,女性,54岁,某国企部门经理。案例介绍:求助者与丈夫感情好,家庭条件优越。今年春节前得知儿子是同性恋,当时就被气疯了,丈夫和儿子激烈地争吵。在接下来的两天里,求助者和丈夫都没有去上班,丈夫时而唉声叹气,时而火冒三丈,求助者则是默
一般资料:求助者,男性,16岁,高中一年级学生。案例介绍:求助者原来学习成绩一般,这学期成绩明显下降。父母亲反映求助者以前乐于助人,但现在与老师、同学的矛盾很深,有时甚至上课时喊叫,遂强行将其带来咨询。下面是心理咨询师与求助者的一段对话
[2008年10月]以下命题中正确的一个是()。
A、正确B、错误A
Manysmallculturalgroupsliveinplacesfarawayfrommoderncities.Someofthesetribeshaveneverhadanycommunicationout
Itiscommonlyheldthatdrinkingmoderateamountsofalcoholcanreducetheoddsofhavingadeadlyheartattack.More【B1】_____
最新回复
(
0
)