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

by Linduff, Katheryn M.; Rubinson, Karen S.; Berseneva, Natalia; Hanks, Bryan; Harding, Deborah; Jones-Bley, Karlene; Legrand, Sophie; Linduff, Katheryn; Nelson, Sarah Milledge; Olsen, Sandra L.; Rubinson, Karen; Shelach, Gideon; Wright, Rita

• ISBN13: 9780759110731
• ISBN10: 0759110735
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-14
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Foreword: Exploring Unknown Lands and Bringing New Worlds into Gender Studies
Introduction: The Nature of Nomads, Cultural Variation, and Gender Roles Past and Present	p. 1
The Warrior Culture: Myth and Identity
Reconsidering Warfare, Status, and Gender in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age	p. 15
Arma Feminamque Cano: Warrior-Women in the Indo-European World	p. 35
Tillya Tepe: Aspects of Gender and Cultural Identity	p. 51
Horses and the Gendering of Identity on the Steppe and Beyond
Women's Attire and Possible Sacred Role in 4th Millennium Northern Kazakhstan	p. 67
He Who Eats the Horse, She Who Rides It? Symbols of Gender Identity on the Eastern Edges of the Eurasian Steppe	p. 93
Horses and Gender in Korea: The Legacy of the Steppe on the Edge of Asia	p. 111
Marriage, Families, and Death on the Steppe
Women and Children in the Sargat Culture	p. 131
Sorting Out Men and Women in the Karasuk Culture	p. 153
The Gender of Luxury and Power among the Xiongnu in Eastern Eurasia	p. 175
Glossary of Chinese Terms	p. 213
References	p. 215
Index	p. 255
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