Are All Warriors Male? : Gender Roles on the Ancient Eurasian Steppe

List of Figures and Tables vii Foreword: Exploring Unknown Lands and Bringing New Worlds into Gender Studies xi Rita P. Wright Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: The Nature of Nomads, Cultural Variation, and Gender Roles Past and Present 1 Katheryn M. Linduff and Karen S. Rubinson PART I: THE WARRIOR CULTURE: MYTH AND IDENTITY 1 Reconsidering Warfare, Status, and Gender in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age 15 Bryan Hanks 2 Arma Feminamque Cano: Warrior-Women in the Indo-European World 35 Karlene Jones-Bley 3 Tillya Tepe: Aspects of Gender and Cultural Identity 51 Karen S. Rubinson PART II: HORSES AND THE GENDERING OF IDENTITY ON THE STEPPE AND BEYOND 4 Women's Attire and Possible Sacred Role in 4th Millennium Northern Kazakhstan 67 Sandra Olsen and Deborah G. Harding 5 He Who Eats the Horse, She Who Rides It? Symbols of Gender Identity on the Eastern Edges of the Eurasian Steppe 93 Gideon Shelach 6 Horses and Gender in Korea: The Legacy of the Steppe on the Edge of Asia 111 Sarah Milledge Nelson PART III: MARRIAGE, FAMILIES, AND DEATH ON THE STEPPE 7 Women and Children in the Sargat Culture 131 Natalia Berseneva 8 Sorting Out Men and Women in the Karasuk Culture 153 Sophie Legrand 9 The Gender of Luxury and Power among the Xiongnu in Eastern Eurasia 175 Katheryn M. Linduff Glossary of Chinese Terms 213 References 215 Index 255 About the Contributors 267