The violent Indo-Europeans: Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies
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The violent Indo-Europeans : Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies. / Iversen, Rune.
Power, Gender, and Mobility: Aspects of Indo-European Society. ed. / Riccardo Ginevra; Stefan Höfler; Birgit Anette Olsen. Vol. 10 Copenhagen : Museum Tusculanum, 2024. p. 211-236 (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European, Vol. 10).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The violent Indo-Europeans
T2 - Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies
AU - Iversen, Rune
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This paper wrestles with the old, but persistent, view that the appearance of Indo-European speaking groups in Europe caused radical changes in social organization, including the introduction of the idealized male warrior, increased violence and changed gender relations, replacing matrilineality and sex egalitarianism with an exogamic patrilocal family structure. The aim is not to downscale or deny the violent and warring aspects of early Indo-European societies; instead I argue that these features were not new but already well-established elements in pre-Indo-European Neolithic Europe. Hence, my aim is to nuance the view on the impact Indo-European societies had on Neolithic Europe, not by questioning the violent IndoEuropeans but the tough myth of the peaceful farmers.
AB - This paper wrestles with the old, but persistent, view that the appearance of Indo-European speaking groups in Europe caused radical changes in social organization, including the introduction of the idealized male warrior, increased violence and changed gender relations, replacing matrilineality and sex egalitarianism with an exogamic patrilocal family structure. The aim is not to downscale or deny the violent and warring aspects of early Indo-European societies; instead I argue that these features were not new but already well-established elements in pre-Indo-European Neolithic Europe. Hence, my aim is to nuance the view on the impact Indo-European societies had on Neolithic Europe, not by questioning the violent IndoEuropeans but the tough myth of the peaceful farmers.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Neolithic Europe
KW - Corded Ware culture
KW - Funnel Beaker culture
KW - Indo-European
KW - Violence
KW - Simple warfare
KW - Raids
UR - https://www.mtp.dk/details.asp?eln=203936
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9788763547284
VL - 10
T3 - Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European
SP - 211
EP - 236
BT - Power, Gender, and Mobility
A2 - Ginevra, Riccardo
A2 - Höfler, Stefan
A2 - Olsen, Birgit Anette
PB - Museum Tusculanum
CY - Copenhagen
ER -
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