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Engendering Aphrodite: Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus
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by Diane Bolger (Editor), Nancy Serwint (Editor)
Diane Bolger
Engendering Aphrodite: Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus
350
by Diane Bolger (Editor), Nancy Serwint (Editor)
Diane Bolger
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Overview
The last three decades have witnessed the introduction of gendered approaches to the social sciences in general, and archaeology in particular, developing initially within the rubric of womens studies by American feminist and other politically minded academics who formed part of the Womens Movement of the early 1970s. By examining archaeological remains from the perspective of gender, we can begin to formulate approaches to the study of past cultures more deliberately and intimately. The papers in this volume focus on issues of gender and society in ancient Cyprus from the Neolithic to Roman periods. The introduction of gender as a focal point in archaeological research will continue to advance the discipline by contributing vital new approaches to the social interactions of the islands rich and dynamic past.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780897570596 |
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| Publisher: | American Society of Overseas Research |
| Publication date: | 12/31/2002 |
| Series: | Archaeological Reports , #7 |
| Pages: | 350 |
| Product dimensions: | 9.02(w) x 10.84(h) x 1.46(d) |
About the Author
Diane Bolger became a research fellow in Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh in 2002, and she continues to work at the institution as a data manager for the publication of various excavation and survey projects in Cyprus and Syria. Bolger also teaches courses in Cypriot archaeology and the archaeology of gender. Nancy Serwint teaches ancient art and archaeology with a focus on the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean basin at Arizona State University. As a classical archaeologist, she has worked on excavations in Sicily, the Athenian Agora, ancient Corinth, and ancient Marion/Arsinoe in Cyprus. Her research focus has been varied, with investigation and publications dealing with ancient athleticism and athletic representations in the Greek sculptural repertoire and gender issues in Cyprus and the ancient Near East.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | vii | |
| Preface | xiii | |
| Acknowledgments | xv | |
| 1. | Introduction: Approaching Gender in Cypriot Archaeology | 1 |
| 2. | Gender and Social Organization (Neolithic-Middle Bronze Age) | 21 |
| Neolithic Society in Cyprus: A Tentative Analysis | 23 | |
| Life Cycles and the Dynamics of Domestic Architecture: Households in Neolithic Cyprus | 33 | |
| Gender and Social Structure in Prehistoric Cyprus: A Case Study from Kissonerga | 53 | |
| Gender and Mortuary Ritual in Chalcolithic Cyprus | 67 | |
| Engendering the Built Environment: Household and Community in Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus | 87 | |
| 3. | Gender and Social Organization (Late Bronze Age-Medieval) | 103 |
| Wine, Women and Song: Drinking Ritual in Cyprus in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages | 105 | |
| Cypriot Women of the Archaic Period: Evidence from Sculpture | 121 | |
| Evidence of Gender and Family Relations in a Tomb of the Cypro-Archaic I Period | 133 | |
| Childbirth in Iron Age Cyprus: A Case Study | 143 | |
| Sainted Ladies and Wicked Harlots: Perceptions of Gender in Medieval Cyprus | 157 | |
| 4. | Gender, Identity and Ethnicity | 169 |
| Social Stratification, Gender and Ethnicity in Third Millennium Cyprus | 171 | |
| Sexual Ambiguity in Plank Figures from Bronze Age Cyprus | 181 | |
| Altering the Body: Representations of Pre-pubescent Gender Groups on Early and Middle Cypriot "Scenic Compositions" | 197 | |
| Women and Aegean Immigration to Cyprus in the 12th Century B.C.E. | 211 | |
| The (Ethno)gynographic Gaze: The Black Female on Display in Ancient Cypriot Art | 223 | |
| 5. | Gender, Technology and Material Culture | 235 |
| Women's Knives | 237 | |
| Gender, Economy and Ceramic Production in Neolithic Cyprus | 251 | |
| Women Potters and Craft Specialization in a Pre-market Cypriot Economy | 265 | |
| Changes in the Workplace: Women and Textile Production on Late Bronze Age Cyprus | 281 | |
| 6. | Gender and the Goddess | 313 |
| Creating a Goddess of Sex | 315 | |
| Aphrodite and Her Near Eastern Sisters: Spheres of Influence | 325 | |
| A Decorated Mirror from Nea Paphos | 351 | |
| The Ungendering of Aphrodite | 365 | |
| 7. | Gender and Cypriot Archaeology: Critical Views | 379 |
| Women in Cypriot Prehistory: The Story So Far | 381 | |
| Gender, Sex and the Cypriot Syllabic Inscriptions: Females in the Written Record of Ancient Cyprus | 397 | |
| Corrupting Aphrodite: Colonialist Interpretations of the Cyprian Goddess | 419 | |
| 8. | Panel Discussion: Equity Issues in Archaeology Today | 429 |
| Index | 451 |
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