Ancient Maya Women (Paperback)

The flood of archaeological work in Maya lands has revolutionized our understanding of gender in ancient Maya society. The dozen contributors to this volume use a wide range of methodological strategies archaeology, bioarchaeology, iconography, ethnohistory, epigraphy, ethnography to tease out the details of the lives, actions, and identities of women of Mesoamerica. The chapters, most based upon recent fieldwork in Central America, examine the role of women in Maya society, their place in the political hierarchy and lineage structures, the gendered division of labor, and the discrepancy between idealized Mayan womanhood and the daily reality, among other topics. In each case, the complexities and nuances of gender relations is highlighted and the limitations of our knowledge acknowledged. These pieces represent an important advance in the understanding of Maya socioeconomic, political, and cultural life and the archaeology of gender and will be of great interest to scholars and students.

General

Imprint:	AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gender and Archaeology
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Traci Ardren
Dimensions:	228 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-0010-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7591-0010-1
Barcode:	9780759100107

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