In any case, it seems just a matter of time that this ancient and unusual matriarchy will be changing to a more typical patriarchal system.
不管怎样,这种古老的,不寻常的母系社会制度转变成更具代表性的父系制度似乎只是个时间问题。The mythical origin of the Gelede is said to reflect the transformation from a matriarchal society into a patriarchal society.
杰莱德的神秘起源反映了从母系社会到族长制社会的转变过程。The door-god culture originated from matrilineal society. The ancient door-god was the symbol of female genitals.
门神文化当起源于母系氏族社会,早先的门神都是女阴象征物。In this process, the original crowd began to transition to the clan society, above all, the emergence and formation of matriarchal society.
就在这个过程中,原始人群开始向氏族社会过渡,首先是母系氏族社会出现和形成。Masters, it is the return of that matriarchal Society, a culture and spiritual energy of sublime balance, termed the 'Law of One'.
大师们,这就是回到母系社会,一个文化和精神能量的高度平衡,被称之为「一的法则」。Archbishop Tutu turns out to have Bushman mitochondrial DNA, a genetic element passed down through the female line.
研究证实,图图大主教体内有布什曼人DNA线粒体——一种从其母系血统中遗传下来的基因元素。The work confirms previous indications of the six maternal lineages, he said.
他说,他们的研究证实了先前对六例母系血统的推测。The girls most at risk of being dedicated will have grown up in very matriarchal Devadasi communities.
最有可能从事这一行业的女孩将会成长在母系神之女奴的群体中。The African matrilines, however, seem to have remained isolated from each other for tens of millennia after the exodus.
然而非洲母系遗传链似乎在大迁徙之后彼此孤立了一万年。