Nineteenth-century reactionary thought made the patriarchal family a microcosm of divine order

Evidence

The bourgeoisie was never more powerful, yet they recognize the dangers implicit in the Industrial Revolution; they assert themselves with nervous authority. The freedom of ideas inherited from the eighteenth century never makes inroads into family moral principles; these remain as they are defined by the early-nineteenth-century reactionary thinkers Joseph de Maistre and Bonald. They base the value of order on divine will and demand a strictly hierarchical society; the family, the indissoluble social cell, will be the microcosm of society. “Man is to woman what woman is to the child”; or “power is to the minister what the minister is to the people,” says Bonald. Thus the husband governs, the wife administers, and the children obey. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 253

Categorization

• XREF: The hierarchical family-as-microcosm framing parallels the ‘sacrifice’ article’s treatment of hierarchical stratification upheld by ritual/ideology. — connects to: Patriarchal marriage domesticated feminine cosmic power into lawful order — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 367; Pre-scientific theories of conception mirrored patriarchal social myths — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 81; Theological defenders gave patriarchy scriptural authority beyond popular masculinity trends — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 381 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Theological defenders gave patriarchy scriptural authority beyond popular masculinity trends #expands (0.85) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 381
• Patriarchal marriage domesticated feminine cosmic power into lawful order #expands (0.82) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 367
• Patriarchal mythology projects its own values onto woman and calls imposed immanence her nature #expands (0.80) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 655
• Pre-scientific theories of conception mirrored patriarchal social myths #exemplifies (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 81
• Diverse theological traditions converged on a single template of Christian masculinity #qualifies (0.72) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 364