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9780759103467

Ancient Queens Archaeological Explorations

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    9780759103467

  • ISBN10:

    0759103461

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-05-28
  • Publisher: AltaMira Press
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Summary

Shedding new light on the division of power, the essays in this volume explore the variety of roles and assumptions about queens from the Americas to Eurasia. Together they provide a global tour of archaeological and historical queens that illustrate the intersection of gender and power in archaeology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Ancient Queens: An Introductionp. 1
A Reigning Queen or the Wife of a King--Only? Gender Politics in the Scandinavian Viking Agep. 19
Questioning a Queen? A Gender-Informed Evaluation of Monte Alban's Tomb 7p. 41
Many Wives, One Queen in Shang Chinap. 59
The Queens of Silla: Power and Connections to the Spirit Worldp. 77
She for Whom All That Is Said Is Done: The Ancient Egyptian Queenp. 93
Sacred Women in Ancient Perup. 117
Ancient Queens of the Valley of Mexicop. 137
Katuns: The Mongolian Queens of the Genghis Khanitep. 151
The Divine Queens of Minangkabau Lorep. 175
Indexp. 193
About the Contributorsp. 199
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