Annotated Bibliography: The Status Of Women
Keltische Forschungen
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Ke l t i s c h e For schungen 3 · 2008
Inhalt
Vorwort des Herausgebers zur dritten Ausgabe
Editor’s Foreword to the Third Volume
9
10
Gerhard DOBESCH
In memoriam Kurt Tomaschitz
11
Hazel BUTLER
Birth, Looms and Irish Queens: The Power and Influence of Iron Age Women
17
Charlene M. ESKA
Non-lawful Betrothals in Early Irish Law
33
Joseph F. ESKA
Grammars in Conflict. Phonological Aspects of the Bergin’s Rule Construction
45
Andreas HOFENEDER
Die ‘Druidinnen’ der Historia Augusta
63
Anders Richardt JØRGENSEN
Middle Breton leiff, Middle …show more content…
While women play a notable role in gender studies and will be the focus of this paper, gender archaeology is the exploration of gender relations and values in the broadest sense, not only men and women but also notions such as women as men, men as women and all manner of subcategories yet to be fully realised. The extent of the literature on the subject is now considerable and does not need extensive evaluation here, there are however a few notable points which relate to the study of women in Iron
Age society which will be mentioned in brief.
There is undeniable evidence both in the mortuary record and the association of prestige items, such as gold torcs, with both men and women (ARNOLD
1995) that during the early La Tène period there was a dramatic, if short lived, increase in wealthy female graves. This seems to indicate women in this area were capable of occupying positions or prestige and power (ARNOLD 1991).
While later periods of the Iron Age do not, in either Britain or Europe,
Herausgegeben im Auftrag von
Brennos – Verein für Keltologie von David Stifter unter redaktioneller Mitarbeit von Hannes Tauber
Praesens Verlag
Literaturwissenschaft | Sprachwissenschaft
Musikwissenschaft | Kulturwissenschaft
Wien
Ke l t i s c h e For schungen 3 · 2008
Inhalt
Vorwort des Herausgebers zur dritten Ausgabe
Editor’s Foreword to the Third Volume
9
10
Gerhard DOBESCH
In memoriam Kurt Tomaschitz
11
Hazel BUTLER
Birth, Looms and Irish Queens: The Power and Influence of Iron Age Women
17
Charlene M. ESKA
Non-lawful Betrothals in Early Irish Law
33
Joseph F. ESKA
Grammars in Conflict. Phonological Aspects of the Bergin’s Rule Construction
45
Andreas HOFENEDER
Die ‘Druidinnen’ der Historia Augusta
63
Anders Richardt JØRGENSEN
Middle Breton leiff, Middle …show more content…
While women play a notable role in gender studies and will be the focus of this paper, gender archaeology is the exploration of gender relations and values in the broadest sense, not only men and women but also notions such as women as men, men as women and all manner of subcategories yet to be fully realised. The extent of the literature on the subject is now considerable and does not need extensive evaluation here, there are however a few notable points which relate to the study of women in Iron
Age society which will be mentioned in brief.
There is undeniable evidence both in the mortuary record and the association of prestige items, such as gold torcs, with both men and women (ARNOLD
1995) that during the early La Tène period there was a dramatic, if short lived, increase in wealthy female graves. This seems to indicate women in this area were capable of occupying positions or prestige and power (ARNOLD 1991).
While later periods of the Iron Age do not, in either Britain or Europe,