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They describe an arena of female identity which existed in a structural
interdependence with male arenas . ... were a very important aspect of Aztec
social structure , creating identities which served to maintain unambiguous
contrasts .
They describe an arena of female identity which existed in a structural
interdependence with male arenas . ... were a very important aspect of Aztec
social structure , creating identities which served to maintain unambiguous
contrasts .
Page 55
were symbols of female gender identity ( Figure 8 ) ( McCafferty and McCafferty
n.d. ) . Spindles , whorls , unspun fibre and weaving battens were used in the
pictographic codices in association with powerful women ( Figures 9 and 10 )
and as ...
were symbols of female gender identity ( Figure 8 ) ( McCafferty and McCafferty
n.d. ) . Spindles , whorls , unspun fibre and weaving battens were used in the
pictographic codices in association with powerful women ( Figures 9 and 10 )
and as ...
Page 83
... as gender and sex destroying while inhumation may be seen as gender
preserving . In the act of burning , the individual's sexual and gender identity
along with their social identity is largely destroyed and males and females are
reduced to ...
... as gender and sex destroying while inhumation may be seen as gender
preserving . In the act of burning , the individual's sexual and gender identity
along with their social identity is largely destroyed and males and females are
reduced to ...
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