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

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Katheryn M. Linduff, Karen Sydney Rubinson
Rowman Altamira, 2008 - History - 270 pages
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.
 

Contents

Reconsidering Warfare Status and Gender in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age
15
Arma Feminamque Cano WarriorWomen in the IndoEuropean World
35
Tillya Tepe Aspects of Gender and Cultural Identity
51
Womens Attire and Possible Sacred Role in 4th Millennium Northern Kazakhstan
67
He Who Eats the Horse She Who Rides It? Symbols of Gender Identity on the Eastern Edges of the Eurasian Steppe
93
Horses and Gender in Korea The Legacy of the Steppe on the Edge of Asia
111
Women and Children in the Sargat Culture
131
Sorting Out Men and Women in the Karasuk Culture
153
The Gender of Luxury and Power among the Xiongnu in Eastern Eurasia
175
Glossary of Chinese Terms
213
References
215
Index
255
About the Contributors
267
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