Girling the Girl and Boying the Boy: The Production of Adulthood in Ancient Mesoamerica

Drawing on the work of Judith Butler, I analyse practices through which lifecycle transitions were marked on the bodies of sixteenth-century Aztec children. Because the production of disciplined adults was socially so significant, it was also profoundly conservative. I examine implications of this e...

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Veröffentlicht in:World Archaeology. - Taylor & Francis, Ltd.. - 31(2000), 3, Seite 473-483
1. Verfasser: Joyce, Rosemary A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2000
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:World Archaeology
Schlagworte:Aztec Mesoamerica Gender Childhood Ritual Costume