Genealogical continuity is transmitted only through women.' She is positive that the Ngadha are
matrilineal. My own view is different.
Despite the descriptions in precedent studies, this worship is widely seen among the local people: rituals of
matrilineal ancestor spirit cults are vigorously practiced, while some villages still emphasize the importance of the authority of their guardian spirits.
His identity was based not on blood lineage but on cultural compromise, such as submitting to his wife's
matrilineal kinship systems while keeping particular ties to American social networks.
The Amis tribe, where social organization is built primarily along
matrilineal lines, is Taiwan's largest at about 130,000.
These commonalities exist precisely because of Micronesia's characteristic social form, the dispersed
matrilineal clan.
I think, however, that she underestimates the politically radical nature of women writers' insistence on the need for women to reclaim their
matrilineal genealogy as a way of countering the repressive powers of patriarchal structures.
Halfe explores the
matrilineal lines and spiritual relationships of generations, and the role of history is here presented by the spirits of grandmothers both specific and universal.
According to Ms Greer, the Williams sisters "live in an alternative society that is
matrilineal, matrifocal and matrilocal, a society that the patriarchy has always feared and hated".
According to Ms Greer the Williams sisters 'live in an alternative society that is
matrilineal, matrifocal and matrilocal, a society that the patriarchy has always feared and hated'.
Similarly, the
matrilineal structure of many eastern Indian nations had ramifications beyond Shoemaker's discussion of confusion in the language of alliance relationships.
"Since we're
matrilineal, it tells the stories of where our mothers come from, where our families are from."