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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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Preface to the Fourth Edition, 1891
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What is Bachofen's central claim about "mother-right," which Engels credits as a real discovery despite Bachofen's mystical framing?
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That because unrestricted sexual intercourse made paternity uncertain, descent could only be reliably traced through the mother — giving women in this position a higher social status than they later held
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That women invented agriculture and thereby earned social respect
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That Greek religion was matriarchal from its very origin onward
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That the Amazons of Greek legend were a literal historical nation
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