Gender in Pre-Hispanic America : a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 12 and 13 October 1996 / Cecelia F. Klein, editor ; Jeffrey Quilter, general editor.

Other author Klein, Cecelia F.
Other author Quilter, Jeffrey, 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, ©2001.
Descriptionviii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Indians--Sexual behavior. --Congresses.
Sex role--Latin America. --History. --Congresses.
Gender identity--Latin America. --History. --Congresses.
Indian women--Social conditions. --Congresses.
Human body--Social aspects. --Latin America. --Congresses.

Variant title Gender in Prehispanic America
Contents Field knots and ceramic beaus: interpreting gender in the Peruvian early intermediate period / Joan M. Gero -- Asking about Aztec gender: the historical and archaeological evidence / Elizabeth M. Brumfiel -- Gender in Nahuatl texts of the early colonial period: native "tradition" and the dialogue with Christianity / Louise M. Burkhart -- Negotiating sex and gender in classic Maya society / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Andean androgyny and the making of men / Carolyn Dean -- None of the above: gender ambiguity in Nahua ideology / Cecelia F. Klein -- The concept of feminine places in Mesoamerica: the case of Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico / Mari Carmen Serra Puche -- Physiology, production, and gendered difference: the evidence from Mixtec and other Mesoamerican societies / John Monaghan -- Breaking the glass ceiling: the strategies of royal women in ancient states / Joyce Marcus -- Epilogue: thinking about gender with theory and method / Margaret W. Conkey -- Conclusions: envisioning pre-Columbian gender studies / Cecelia F. Klein.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001016031
ISBN088402279X