LEADER 03545nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910827746003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79835-0 024 7 $a10.7560/740648 035 $a(CKB)111090425017242 035 $a(OCoLC)608820583 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10194795 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151939 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198491 035 $a(PQKB)10299082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443117 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1911 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194795 035 $a(DE-B1597)587171 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292798359 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090425017242 100 $a20000110d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGender and power in Prehispanic Mesoamerica /$fRosemary A. Joyce 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-74064-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-259) and index. 327 $aGender, performance, power, and representation -- Negotiating sex and gender in formative Mesoamerica -- Narratives of gender among the Classic Maya -- Transforming gender: Classic to Postclassic Maya -- Becoming human: body and person in Aztec Tenochtitlan. 330 $aGender was a fluid potential, not a fixed category, before the Spaniards came to Mesoamerica. Childhood training and ritual shaped, but did not set, adult gender, which could encompass third genders and alternative sexualities as well as "male" and "female." At the height of the Classic period, Maya rulers presented themselves as embodying the entire range of gender possibilities, from male through female, by wearing blended costumes and playing male and female roles in state ceremonies. This landmark book offers the first comprehensive description and analysis of gender and power relations in prehispanic Mesoamerica from the Formative Period Olmec world (ca. 1500-500 BC) through the Postclassic Maya and Aztec societies of the sixteenth century AD. Using approaches from contemporary gender theory, Rosemary Joyce explores how Mesoamericans created human images to represent idealized notions of what it meant to be male and female and to depict proper gender roles. She then juxtaposes these images with archaeological evidence from burials, house sites, and body ornaments, which reveals that real gender roles were more fluid and variable than the stereotyped images suggest. 606 $aIndians of Central America$xSocial life and customs 606 $aIndians of Mexico$xSocial life and customs 606 $aSex role$zCentral America 606 $aSex role$zMexico 606 $aMaya women 606 $aAztec women 615 0$aIndians of Central America$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aIndians of Mexico$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aSex role 615 0$aSex role 615 0$aMaya women. 615 0$aAztec women. 676 $a305.3/0972 700 $aJoyce$b Rosemary A.$f1956-$0847809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827746003321 996 $aGender and power in Prehispanic Mesoamerica$93950344 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$42.00$u10/20/2014$5Hist