Birthdate: December 22, 1815
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: November 25, 1887
Johann Jakob Bachofen, a Swiss scholar, is renowned for his work in various fields such as antiquarianism, jurisprudence, philology, anthropology, and as a professor of Roman law at the University of Basel. His significant contributions lie in his theories on prehistoric matriarchy, outlined in his influential 1861 publication “Mother Right.” Bachofen posited that motherhood forms the basis of human society, religion, morality, and decorum, introducing the idea of an ancient “mother-right” system within a Matriarchal religion. These concepts have had a profound impact on 20th-century theories of matriarchy and feminist theology.
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