...where 'patriarchy' is opposed to 'matrifocal' society: This was a prehistoric time when God was the mother of all animals. War started in the bronze age. One could see Mary and Jesus as an attempt to re-install matrifocality; to focus on mother and child.
'Dominance' or 'authority' are not gender specific and become a problem only in mass society and its institutions. In a small community, obligation replaces hierarchy.
...where 'patriarchy' is opposed to 'matrifocal' society: This was a prehistoric time when God was the mother of all animals. War started in the bronze age. One could see Mary and Jesus as an attempt to re-install matrifocality; to focus on mother and child.
'Dominance' or 'authority' are not gender specific and become a problem only in mass society and its institutions. In a small community, obligation replaces hierarchy.