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Exploding the traditional myth that view queens as simply an appendage to the king, these essays explore the social and cultural constructions of female power. This volume does more than merely identify and describe queens, but rather, offers its readers an understanding of the roles of these "dominant" women, situated within archaeological discourse that change our assumptions about female-ruled societies. Examining the ancient societies in Asia, North and South America, Europe and Africa, the authors explore the powerful positions held by queens, as well as the role that gender played in their kingdoms. Spearheading the notion that "women's work" is not the same in all cultures, the contributions in this volume compel readers to rethink gender relationships and ideology in our cultures.
| ISBN | 0759103453 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780759103450
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 449 | | Publisher | AltaMira Press,U.S. | | Published in | California | | Imprint | AltaMira Press,U.S. | | Series ISSN | 5 | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Gender & Archaeology S. | | Publication date | 28 May 2003 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | HQ1127 \.A, HQ1127 \.A | | Width (mm) | 157 | | DEWEY | 305.40901 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 208 | |
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| | | Acknowledgments | | | | Ch. 1 | | Ancient Queens: An Introduction by Sarah Milledge Nelson | | 1 | | Ch. 2 | | A Reigning Queen or the Wife of a King - Only? Gender Politics in the Scandinavian Viking Age by Elisabeth Arwill-Nordbladh | | 19 | | Ch. 3 | | Questioning a Queen? A Gender-Informed Evaluation of Monte Alban's Tomb 7 by Geoffrey G. McCafferty and Sharisse D. McCafferty | | 41 | | Ch. 4 | | Many Wives, One Queen in Shang China by Katheryn M. Linduff | | 59 | | Ch. 5 | | The Queens of Silla: Power and Connections to the Spirit World by Sarah Milledge Nelson | | 77 | | Ch. 6 | | She for Whom All That Is Said Is Done: The Ancient Egyptian Queen by Lana Troy | | 93 | | Ch. 7 | | Sacred Women in Ancient Peru by Melissa A. Vogel | | 117 | | Ch. 8 | | Ancient Queens of the Valley of Mexico by Karen E. Bell | | 137 | | Ch. 9 | | Katuns: The Mongolian Queens of the Genghis Khanite by Jeannine Davis-Kimball | | 151 | | Ch. 10 | | The Divine Queens of Minangkabau Lore by Peggy Reeves Sanday | | 175 | | | | Index | | 193 | | | | About the Contributors | | 199 |
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