Ambiguous Images Gender and Rock Art |
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| Author:
| Hays-Gilpin, Kelley |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-76263-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | AltaMira Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.