Neither man nor woman : the Hijras of India
著者
書誌事項
Neither man nor woman : the Hijras of India
Wadsworth, c1999
2nd ed
大学図書館所蔵 全7件
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.
目次
1. Hijra Roles in Indian Society.
2. Hijras as Neither Man nor Woman.
3. Emasculation Ritual Among the Hijras.
4. Social Organization and Economic Adaptation.
5. Kamladevi: A Prostitute.
6. Meera: A New Guru.
7. Sushila: Achieving Respect.
8. Salima: An Outcast.
9. Hijra Lives on Context.
10. The Hijra in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
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