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Radical Anthropology

Interesting piece on the ideas of so troubling the US.

What this misses out is that was how we created human culture! And it was periodic -- not forever! Aligned to the and
See 'Blood Relations' on this link
libcom.org/article/blood-relat

Sex Strike takes specific forms among , that is and rules about which is the work a son-in-law does for his mother-in-law (she is boss) otherwise no nooky!

unherd.com/2024/11/sex-strikes

Rock art image of girl's first menstruation ceremony
libcom.orgBlood Relations: Menstruation and the origins of culture - Chris Knight (complete book)This highly original book presents a new theory of the origins of human culture. Integrating perspectives of evolutionary biology and social anthropology within a Marxist framework, Chris Knight rejects the common assumption that human culture was a modified extension of primate behaviour and argues instead that it was the product of an immense social, sexual and political revolution initiated by women.
Radical Anthropology

This film by Bruce Parry, with Jerome and Ingrid Lewis, shows the full-on ritual in action from 5 min 10secs here. The BaYaka girls of Ngoku secret society emerge from the forest as initiated, singing and dancing beautifully but incredibly rudely. Men crawl into the corners and avert their gaze, but still enjoy the very sexy taunting of their own ineptitude.
A few days later, the men stage a comeback with their Ejengi spirit, lured from the forest by women's voices.

youtu.be/XdTRhDRiLcI?feature=s

YouTubeHunter-gatherer egalitarian society (Mbendjele in the Congo Basin) | Jerome LewisBy UCL Extreme Citizen Science group
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Radical Anthropology

The dynamic of has been described as 'communism in motion' by our colleague . See her wonderful piece 'Politics of Eros' on gender as collective action in a nonprivatised society. The pendulum of power keeps swinging between the sexes -- as long as women keep their bodies in motion hierarchy never gets the chance to flood back in.

This is government by dancing.

rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do

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Radical Anthropology

Here is Morna giving a talk on 'Politics of Eros: how hunter-gatherer women assert solidarity'.

These are the people who are the real world experts in Sex-strike, morality and solidarity. Listen and learn!

youtu.be/-vrD1sBWqm8?si=pvbJ6C

YouTubeMorna Finnegan: The Politics of Eros: How Hunter-Gatherer Women Assert Solidarity and Power, 5 J...By Radical Anthropology
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