Shamans, queens, and figurines : the development of gender archaeology

1. Verfasser: Nelson, Sarah M., 1931-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2014.
Umfang/Format: 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Ostasien
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Part I. Introduction: Learning the Field and Breaking Taboos
  • Part II. Social Archaeology Gives Birth to Gender Archaeology
  • Part III. Figurines and Equity Issues : Measuring Gender
  • Diversity of the Upper Paleolithic "Venus" Figurines and Archeological Mythology
  • Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology : Conclusion (with Margaret Nelson)
  • Part IV. Queens : Women Wielding Power
  • The Statuses of Women in Ko-Shilla : Evidence from Archaeology and Historic Documents
  • Performing Power in Early China : Examples from the Shang Dynasty and the Hongshan Culture
  • Part V. Gender in Archaeology Spreads
  • The "Goddess Temple" and the Status of Women at Niuheliang, China
  • Feminist Theory, Leadership, and the Spirits of States in East Asia
  • Part VI. Perspectives from China
  • Ideology and the Formation of an Early State in Northeast China
  • Part VII. Shamans and Ideology
  • Feasting the Ancestors in Early China
  • What Is a Shaman?
  • Part VIII. Archaeological Stories
  • Spirit Bird Journey : Selections
  • Jade Dragon : Selections
  • The Jade Phoenix : Selections
  • Afterword
  • A Perspective from East Asia on Periodizations in Archaeology.