Nanda, Serena

Neither Man nor Woman : The Hijras of India

Wadsworth
€ 16,15

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This ethnography examines a unique group - the Hijra - or eunuchs - of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. As a result of personal conversations with the author, the Hijras' function as an institutionalized third gender role is clearly described.

Ingenaaid | 170 pagina's
1e druk | Verschenen in 1970
Rubrieken:

  • DDC: Social groups
  • LCC: Social Sciences » The Family. Marriage. Woman » Human sexuality. Sex » Emasculation. Eunuchs, etc. (HQ449.N36 1989)
  • ISBN-13: 9780534122041 | ISBN-10: 0534122043