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Power, Gender, and Mobility
Aspects of Indo-European Society
This book uniquely combines linguistic, archaeological, and sociological perspectives to explore the intricate dynamics of power, gender, and mobility in Indo-European societies.
Power, Gender, and Mobility examines how the social constructs of power and gender in Indo-European societies interacted with each other and cross-community mobility. It approaches this examination from linguistic, archaeological, sociological, and genetic angles through thirteen articles written by experts in prehistoric archaeology, Indo-European linguistics, and historical sociology. The articles explore topics such as female naming schemes, natural and grammatical gender, the role of stars and constellations, gender-based distribution of high-status grave goods, and the matrimonial and sexual functions of gods and offer a fresh interpretation of Indo-European legal language.
Power, Gender, and Mobility examines how the social constructs of power and gender in Indo-European societies interacted with each other and cross-community mobility. It approaches this examination from linguistic, archaeological, sociological, and genetic angles through thirteen articles written by experts in prehistoric archaeology, Indo-European linguistics, and historical sociology. The articles explore topics such as female naming schemes, natural and grammatical gender, the role of stars and constellations, gender-based distribution of high-status grave goods, and the matrimonial and sexual functions of gods and offer a fresh interpretation of Indo-European legal language.
450 pages | 8 color plates, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 6 tables | 6.3 x 9.45 | © 2024
Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European
Language and Linguistics: Anthropological/Sociological Aspects of Language, General Language and Linguistics
Table of Contents
Stefan Höfler, Riccardo Ginevra, & Birgit Anette Olsen
Introduction. Aspects of Indo-European Society
PART I: GENDER, POWER, AND LANGUAGE
Ulla Remmer
How (not) to name a woman in Indo-European. The evidence of female onomastics for the status of women in Indo-European societies
Stefan Höfler
Gender in Indo-European. A synopsis
Jil Schermutzki
Pan, Pu?an, and their matrimonial status
Michael Janda
The charioteer Athena as goddess of warriors. Constellations and their role in the prehistory of Greek religion
Michael Weiss
Quaecumque a Benveniste dicta essent, commenticia esse
PART II: POWER, MOBILITY, AND CONFLICT
Peter Jackson Rova
The Wolf, the Lamb, and the Dog. An Aesopian guide to Indo-European sociology
José Luis García Ramón
On the prehistory of legal language and procedure. Repairing a misdeed in Proto-Indo-European and Core Indo-European
Riccardo Ginevra
Indo-European patrons vs. clients, and the role of poets as social brokers. ‘Leaders’ vs. ‘friends’ and intelligent speakers in the mythologies of Scandinavia, India, and Rome
Rune Iversen
The violent Indo-Europeans. Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies
PART III: MOBILITY, GENDER, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Mikkel Nørtoft
An update on the formation and spread of the Corded Ware culture. Human–canid relations, and its tooth and shell status items
Birgit Anette Olsen
In-laws and outlaws in Indo-European societies. The master of the house and his circles of interest
Jan N. Bremmer
Indo-European initiation. The Greek contribution
Kim McCone
(Proto-)Indo-European age-based male social hierarchies and groupings. Age-grades, sodalities, coevals, age-sets, and the origins of Rome’s curiae (including the curia ‘senate-house’)
Introduction. Aspects of Indo-European Society
PART I: GENDER, POWER, AND LANGUAGE
Ulla Remmer
How (not) to name a woman in Indo-European. The evidence of female onomastics for the status of women in Indo-European societies
Stefan Höfler
Gender in Indo-European. A synopsis
Jil Schermutzki
Pan, Pu?an, and their matrimonial status
Michael Janda
The charioteer Athena as goddess of warriors. Constellations and their role in the prehistory of Greek religion
Michael Weiss
Quaecumque a Benveniste dicta essent, commenticia esse
PART II: POWER, MOBILITY, AND CONFLICT
Peter Jackson Rova
The Wolf, the Lamb, and the Dog. An Aesopian guide to Indo-European sociology
José Luis García Ramón
On the prehistory of legal language and procedure. Repairing a misdeed in Proto-Indo-European and Core Indo-European
Riccardo Ginevra
Indo-European patrons vs. clients, and the role of poets as social brokers. ‘Leaders’ vs. ‘friends’ and intelligent speakers in the mythologies of Scandinavia, India, and Rome
Rune Iversen
The violent Indo-Europeans. Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies
PART III: MOBILITY, GENDER, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Mikkel Nørtoft
An update on the formation and spread of the Corded Ware culture. Human–canid relations, and its tooth and shell status items
Birgit Anette Olsen
In-laws and outlaws in Indo-European societies. The master of the house and his circles of interest
Jan N. Bremmer
Indo-European initiation. The Greek contribution
Kim McCone
(Proto-)Indo-European age-based male social hierarchies and groupings. Age-grades, sodalities, coevals, age-sets, and the origins of Rome’s curiae (including the curia ‘senate-house’)