Are All Warriors Male?: Gender Roles on the Ancient Eurasian Steppe

Katheryn M. Linduff; Karen S. Rubinson

doi:10.5771/9781461647508

Summary

Are All Warriors Male? is a lively inquiry into questions of gender on the ancient Eurasian steppes. The book's contributors are archaeologists who work in eastern Europe, Central Asia, and eastern Asia, and this volume is the result of their field research in this vast. As little has been written about the evidence of gender roles in ancient—or modern—pastoralist societies, this book helps to fill an empty niche in our understanding of how sexual roles and identities have shaped and been shaped by such social and cultural circumstances. Are All Warriors Male? is a groundbreaking work that challenges current conceptions about the development of human societies in this great cauldron of humanity.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2008
Copyright year: 2008
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7591-1074-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-4750-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 272
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures and Tables No access
3. Foreword: Exploring Unknown Lands and Bringing New Worlds into Gender Studies Rita P. Wright No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: The Nature of Nomads, Cultural Variation, and Gender Roles Past and Present Katheryn M. Linduff and Karen S. Rubinson No access Pages 1 - 12
1. 1 Reconsidering Warfare, Status, and Gender in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age Bryan Hanks No access
2. 2 Anna Feminamque Cano: Warrior-Women in the Indo-European World Karlene Jones-Bley No access
3. 3 Tillya Tepe: Aspects of Gender and Cultural Identity Karen S. Rubinson No access
1. 4 Women's Attire and Possible Sacred Role in 4th Millennium Northern Kazakhstan Sandra Olsen and Deborah G. Harding No access
2. 5 He Who Eats the Horse, She Who Rides It? Symbols of Gender Identity on the Eastern Edges of the Eurasian Steppe Gideon Shelach No access
3. 6 Horses and Gender in Korea: The Legacy of the Steppe on the Edge of Asia Sarah Milledge Nelson No access
1. 7 Women and Children in the Sargat Culture Natalia Berseneva No access
2. 8 Sorting Out Men and Women in the Karasuk Culture Sophie Legrand No access
3. 9 The Gender of Luxury and Power among the Xiongnu in Eastern Eurasia Katheryn M. Linduff No access
Glossary of Chinese Terms No access Pages 214 - 214
References No access Pages 215 - 254
Index No access Pages 255 - 266
About the Contributors No access Pages 267 - 272