Re: PIE motherhood

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "etherman23" <etherman23@...>
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "lifeiscool86"

<lifeiscool86@...>

> wrote:
> > Is there any linguistic or archaeological evidence that the PIE
> > women covered their heads? I've noticed many traditional

European

> > women, including in my own IE inheritance, wearing "veils" to

cover

> > their heads.
>
> This might stem from one of Paul's epistles (I don't remember

which

> one) where he explain why women should wear hats in church but men
> shouldn't (or something like that). This might be a Jewish or

Roman

> custom that spread to other cultures.

What I meant for IE motherhood was something non-Mediteranean (in
fact, Northern European) -- I was thinking it was special outlook on
motherhood -- being a mother was a great priviledge (as well as
responsibility!). A pre-Christian thing...