Engendering Aphrodite : women and society in ancient Cyprus / edited by Diane Bolger and Nancy Serwint.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bolger, Diane, 1954-

Serwint, Nancy J.

Series:

American Schools of Oriental Research archaeological reports ; no. 7.

Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute monograph series ; v. 3.

ASOR archaeological reports ; v. 7

CAARI monographs ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Cyprus--History--To 500.

Women.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Cyprus.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Cyprus--Civilization.

Cyprus.

Cyprus--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xvi, 457 p. : ill., maps.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : American Schools of Oriental Research, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART ONE INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION: APPROACHING GENDER IN CYPRIOT ARCHAEOLOGY

PART TWO GENDER AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (NEOLITHIC-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE)

NEOLITHIC SOCIETY IN CYPRUS: A TENTATIVE ANALYSIS ALAIN LE BRUN

LIFE CYCLES AND THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE: HOUSEHOLDS IN NEOLITHIC CYPRUS DEMETRA PAPACONSTANTINOU

GENDER AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN PREHISTORIC CYPRUS: A CASE STUDY FROM KISSONERGA EDGAR PELTENBURG

GENDER AND MORTUARY RITUAL IN CHALCOLITHIC CYPRUS DIANE BOLGER

ENGENDERING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY IN PREHISTORIC BRONZE AGE CYPRUS JENNIFER M. WEBB

PART THREE GENDER AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (LATE BRONZE AGE-MEDIEVAL)

WINE, WOMEN AND SONG: DRINKING RITUAL IN CYPRUS IN THE LATE BRONZE AND EARLY IRON AGES LOUISE STEEL

CYPRIOT WOMEN OF THE ARCHAIC PERIOD: EVIDENCE FROM SCULPTURE LONE WRIEDT SORENSEN

EVIDENCE OF GENDER AND FAMILY RELATIONS IN A TOMB OF THE CYPRO-ARCHAIC I PERIOD MARIA HADJICOSTI

CHILDBIRTH IN IRON AGE CYPRUS: A CASE STUDY MARIANNE VANDERVONDELEN

SAINTED LADIES AND WICKED HARLOTS" : PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER IN MEDIEVAL CYPRUS IOANNA CHRISTOFORAKI

PART FOUR GENDER, IDENTITY AND ETHNICITY

SOCIAL STRATIFICATION, GENDER AND ETHNICITY IN THIRD MILLENNIUM CYPRUS DAVID FRANKEL

SEXUAL AMBIGUITY IN PLANK FIGURES FROM BRONZE AGE CYPRUS LAUREN E. TALALAY

ALTERING THE BODY: REPRESENTATIONS OF PRE-PUBESCENT GENDER GROUPS ON EARLY AND MIDDLE CYPRIOT "SCENIC COMPOSITIONS" ELINOR C.

WOMEN AND AEGEAN IMMIGRATION TO CYPRUS IN THE 12th CENTURY B.C.E. SHLOMO BUNIMOVITZ AND ASSAF YASUR-LANDAU

THE (ETHNO)GYNOGRAPHIC GAZE: THE BLACK FEMALE ON DISPLAY IN ANCIENT CYPRIOT ART DENA GILBY

PART FIVE GENDER, TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL CULTURE

WOMEN'S KNIVES CAROLE MCCARTNEY.

GENDER, ECONOMY AND CERAMIC PRODUCTION IN NEOLITHIC CYPRUS JOANNE CLARKE

WOMEN POTTERS AND CRAFT SPECIALIZATION IN A PRE-MARKET CYPRIOT ECONOMY GLORIA ANNE LONDON

CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE: WOMEN AND TEXTILE PRODUCTION ON LATE BRONZE AGE CYPRUS JOANNA S. SMITH

PART SIX GENDER AND THE GODDESS

CREATING A GODDESS OF SEX STEPHANIE LYNN BUDIN

APHRODITE AND HER NEAR EASTERN SISTERS: SPHERES OF INFLUENCE NANCY SERWINT

A DECORATED MIRROR FROM NEA PAPHOS DEMETRIOS MICHAELIDES

THE UNGENDERING OF APHRODITE BONNIE MACLACHLAN

PART SEVEN GENDER AND CYPRIOT ARCHAEOLOGY: CRITICAL VIEWS

WOMEN IN CYPRIOT PREHISTORY: THE STORY SO FAR NAOMI HAMILTON

GENDER, SEX AND THE CYPRIOT SYLLABIC INSCRIPTIONS: FEMALES IN THE WRITTEN RECORD OF ANCIENT CYPRUS GEORGIA BONNY BAZEMORE

CORRUPTING APHRODITE: COLONIALIST INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CYPRIAN GODDESS MICHAEL GIVEN

PART EIGHT PANEL DISCUSSION: GENDER EQUITY ISSUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY TODAY

PANEL DISCUSSION: GENDER EQUITY ISSUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY TODAY

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-89757-020-0

OCLC:

70747746