Domestic Authority Quotes
Within Christianity there has been a continual debate regarding a woman’s proper role in society in general and in church affairs in particular. This quotation is often used to justify a husband’s dominant role over the wife. Also it supports those who object to women in the ministry or the priesthood. See {587062}. It is useful to note that much of Islam which preaches a similar view of females, probably learned it from Christianity which preceded Islam by almost 600 years.
By “family” he meant the extended family—the clan—which in most Native American Tribes was the unit of government, economics, and social relationships. Most of the clan memberships were matriarchal in definition—a male marrying a woman of anther clan tended to become a member of her clan, and the children almost always did. The leadership tended to be Patriarchal. See {441932}. One of the reasons that the Native Americans could not withstand the European expansion is that it was very difficult for most clans to form strong alliances with common government, command and control. The Iroquois were the notable exception.
See {598377} for an English version of this notion.
