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Janewantslearn Posted 11 years ago
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Please help me understand these words.
Hi Guys, What is the meaning of "established society" in the following sentence? "It is natural but significant nonetheless that the deity of the earth in many societies was a woman, for the fecundity of both would be immediately obvious to any established society. " Do "established societies" also include early human societies? Thanks!
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Yes. I would say that "established societies" hardly means anything more than "societies", since any society is "established" almost by definition.
- Yes.
- I would say that "established societies" hardly means anything more than "societies", since any society is "established" almost by definition.
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Yes. I would say that "established societies" hardly means anything more than "societies", since any society is "established" almost by definition.
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Hi GPY, thank you for answering me so quickly. I think I should have quoted the whole paragraph. The whole paragraph is
"It is natural but significant nonetheless that the deity of the earth in many societies was a woman, for the fecundity of both would be immediately obvious to any established society. This (actually I am not sure "this" refers which words ) would be particularly true where,
"It is natural but significant nonetheless that the deity of the earth in many societies was a woman, for the fecundity of both would be immediately obvious to any established society. This (actually I am not sure "this" refers which words ) would be particularly true where,
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"This" refers to the obviousness of the fecundity both of the Earth and of women.
If the role of paternity is unknown then it is more likely, not less, that women will be exclusively associated with fecundity. The sentence about the role of paternity is therefore consistent with (and in fact confirms) the interpretation that "established societies" includes early societies.
If the role of paternity is unknown then it is more likely, not less, that women will be exclusively associated with fecundity. The sentence about the role of paternity is therefore consistent with (and in fact confirms) the interpretation that "established societies" includes early societies.
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I get it now. I was very confused because I thought "the fecundity of both " means both women and men, and thought it contradicts with other sentence. Thank you so much for your explanation and patience!
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