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Shedding new light on the division of power, the essays in this volume explore the variety of roles and assumptions about queens from the Americas to Eurasia. Together they provide a global tour of archaeological and historical queens that illustrate the intersection of gender and power in archaeology.
List of contents
Part 1 Chapter One: Ancient Queens: An Introduction Part 2 Chapter Two: A Reigning Viking Queen, or the Wife of a King Only? Part 3 Chapter Three: Questioning a Queen? A Gender-Informed Evaluation of Monte Alban's Tomb 7 Part 4 Chapter Four: Many Wives, One Queen in Shang China Part 5 Chapter Five: The Queens of Silla: Power and Connections to the Spirit World Part 6 Chapter Six: She for Whom All is Said and Done: The Ancient Egyptian Queen Part 7 Chapter Seven: Sacred Women in Ancient Peru Part 8 Chapter Eight: Ancient Queens of the Valley of Mexico Part 9 Chapter Nine: Katuns: The Mongolian Queens of the Genghis Khanite Part 10 Chapter Ten: The Divine Queens of Minangkabau Lore
About the author
Sarah Milledge Nelson is John Evans Professor of Archaeology at the University of Denver, where she is faculty in the Anthropology Department and Director of Asian Studies. Some recent books include The Archaeology of Korea (1993), The Archaeology of Northeast China (ed.)(1995), and Gender in Archaeology (1997) which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award.
Summary
Shedding new light on the division of power, the essays in this volume explore the variety of roles and assumptions about queens from the Americas to Eurasia. Together they provide a global tour of archaeological and historical queens that illustrate the intersection of gender and power in archaeology.
