Shamans, queens, and figurines [Texte imprimé] : the development of gender archaeology / Sarah Milledge Nelson

"Sarah Nelson, recognized as one of the key figures in studying gender in the ancient world and women in archaeology, brings together much of the work she has done over three decades into a single volume. The book covers her theoretical contributions, her extensive studies of gender in the archaeology of East Asia, and her literary work on the subject. Included with the selections of her writing--taken from diverse articles and books published in a variety of places--is an illuminating commentary about the development of her professional and personal understanding of how gender plays out in ancient societies and modern universities and her current thinking on both topics"-- Provided by publisher

Bibliogr. p. 251-275

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