Mindfire
Istar
I'm curious. Does anyone here see anything contradictory or otherwise problematic about a culture that:
The rationale behind these assignments is that while this culture considers parenthood a shared responsibility, the bond between mother and child is seen as especially special and sacred. In order not to interfere with that, women take tasks that keep them closer to home, leaving things that may require traveling away from home for extended periods (war, herding) as male activities. The culture has spiritual reasons for art &c. being traditionally masculine. Haven't quite worked them out yet. (Maybe it's to help men better understand the mysterious mother-child connection by using their creativity?) The actual reason is that I thought it would be amusing to have a barbarian culture in which brawny warrior men are expected to spend a great deal of time looking after flowers and small shrubs. The idea for this culture is a work in progress. I'm still ironing out the wrinkles.
- Assigns war, animal husbandry, music, and aesthetic gardening as traditionally masculine
- Assigns agriculture, oral tradition, and home defense as traditionally feminine
- Assigns craftsmanship as gender neutral
- Has a wedding custom in which husband and wife face off in ritual combat to decide who will be the head of household
The rationale behind these assignments is that while this culture considers parenthood a shared responsibility, the bond between mother and child is seen as especially special and sacred. In order not to interfere with that, women take tasks that keep them closer to home, leaving things that may require traveling away from home for extended periods (war, herding) as male activities. The culture has spiritual reasons for art &c. being traditionally masculine. Haven't quite worked them out yet. (Maybe it's to help men better understand the mysterious mother-child connection by using their creativity?) The actual reason is that I thought it would be amusing to have a barbarian culture in which brawny warrior men are expected to spend a great deal of time looking after flowers and small shrubs. The idea for this culture is a work in progress. I'm still ironing out the wrinkles.