Ambiguous Images - Gender and Rock Art

A significant contribution to the relatively unexplored field of gender in rock art, this volume contains information for those interested in past gender systems. Hays-Gilpin argues that art is both a product of its physical and social environment and a tool of influence in shaping behavior and ideas within a society. Rock art is often one of the strongest lines of evidence available to scholars in understanding ritual practices, gender roles, and ideological constructs of prehistoric peoples.

List of contents

Part 1 List of Figures
Part 2 Foreword
Part 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Rock Art and Gender on the Margins
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Recognizing Sex and Gender
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Engendering and Degendering Paleolithic Europe's Cave Paintings
Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Regendering Fertility Shrines in the West
Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Separate Spheres: Who Made Rock Art?
Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Lifecycles and Puberty Rites
Chapter 10 Chapter 7: "Maidens" and Fluteplayers in the Southwestern United States
Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Sacred Landscapes and Social Landscapes
Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Women, Men, Ritual and Rock Art
Chapter 13 Chapter 10: Shamans with History
Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Taking Rock Art Seriously
Part 15 References
Part 16 About the Author

About the author

By Kelley Hays-Gilpin

Product details

• Authors: Kelley Hays-Gilpin
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2003
• EAN: 9780759100657
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0065-7
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: Gender and Archaeology
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)