This groundbreaking book examines the diverse manifestations of homosexuality in various historical periods and non-Western cultures. The distinguished authors examine Kimam male ritualized homosexual behavior, Mexican homosexual interaction in public contexts, male homosexuality and spirit possession in Brazil, and much more.
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Anthropology and Homosexual Behavior,
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This review is from: Anthropology and Homosexual Behavior (Research on Homosexuality) (Paperback)
Somtimes a little dry, however this text has provided some very well thought-out bits of information. It seems as though the author was thorough in her research. It provides a good backbone to the study of gay history. She should be commended for her Herculean effort. It's information every gay man and lesbian should have in their arsenal if ever the topic comes up and you are called upon in discussion to defend the entire culture as a whole. Recommended reading.
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Politically correct does not equal solid scholarship,
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This review is from: Anthropology and Homosexual Behavior (Research on Homosexuality) (Paperback)
Some respected and well known social scientists have contributed to this volume. Nevertheless, I do not consider it a balanced perspective of this still controversial research area and I would not use it for any of the classes I teach. At some point in the future we will look back on this period of scholarship in anthropology and wonder why we struggled so hard to come up with popular answers when other conclusions were equally indicated. Solid social science steps outside the constraints of cultural popularity/political correctness at any given era. Yet, it is understandable that many of these papers do not. Alternative explanations do not easily find publication and are often derided by one's peers. At best, this book joins a growing pseudo-scientific literature about human sexual expression and the social and cultural environments in which it occurs.
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sou hei, hijra role, ritualized homosexual behavior, homosexual games, gender statuses, hijra community, involvement shields, berdache status, homosexual interaction, ritualized homosexuality, lesbian behavior, berdache tradition, competitive feasts, exploitation games, sexual classification, marriage resistance, institutionalized homosexuality, male homosexual behavior, magical services, relationship games, burden strap, indexing features, lesbian population, lesbian relations, lesbian subculture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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sou hei, hijra role, ritualized homosexual behavior, homosexual games, gender statuses, hijra community, involvement shields, berdache status, homosexual interaction, ritualized homosexuality, lesbian behavior, berdache tradition, competitive feasts, exploitation games, sexual classification, marriage resistance, institutionalized homosexuality, male homosexual behavior, magical services, relationship games, burden strap, indexing features, lesbian population, lesbian relations, lesbian subculture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Yan Fei, Rio de Janeiro, New Guinea, United States, University of California Press, American Anthropologist, Department of Anthropology, The Haworth Press, Hong Kong, University of Chicago Press, Gay American, South Africa, American Indian, Cambridge University Press, Current Anthropology, Journal of Homosexuality, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Zahar Editores, American Anthropological Association, Journal of Women, Mexico City, Oxford University Press, Peter Fry New!
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- Ritualized Homosexuality in Melanesia (Studies in Melanesian Anthropology) by Gilbert H. Herdt on page 5, page 20, and Back Matter
- Lesbian Community by Deborah Goleman Wolf on page 5, and page 84
- Kama Sutra (Spanish Edition) by Mallanaga Vatsyayana on page 53, and page 54
- The Kama Sutra: The Hindu Art of Love, Complete Translation from the Original Sanskrit by Vatsyayana on page 53, and page 54
- Jagua Nana (African Writers) by Cyprian Ekwensi on page 109, and page 115
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- Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going by Marvin Harris on 9 pages
- Long Slow Burn: Sexuality and Social Science by Kath Weston on 9 pages
- Margaret Mead Made Me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas (Series Q) by Esther Newton on 4 pages
- If You Seduce a Straight Person, Can You Make Them Gay?: Issues in Biological Essentialism Versus Social Constructionism in Gay and Lesbian Identiti by John Dececco Phd on 4 pages
- Sex and Reason by Richard A. Posner on page 66, page 136, and page 137
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