Men as women, women as men : changing gender in Native American cultures /
Sabine Lang ; [translated from the German by John L. Vantine]
Bok Engelsk 1998 Sabine. Lang,· Electronic books
| Originaltittel | [ Männer als Frauen, Frauen als Männer. .] English
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| Utgitt | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , 1998.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xvii, 398 p. ) : ill. ;
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Introduction -- Early sources: missionaries and traders, physicians and ethnologists -- Twentieth-century research -- Gender identity, gender role, and gender status -- Cross-dressing and mixed gender roles -- Cross-dressing and the feminine gender role -- Feminine activities without cross-dressing -- The imitation of "femininity" and intersexuality -- Women-Men as "shamans," medicine persons, and healer -- Other specialized occupations of Women-Men -- Partner relationships and sexuality -- Entrance into the status of Woman-Man -- Women-Men in Native American cultures; ideology and reality -- Cross-dressing and mixed gender roles -- Men-Women in masculine occupations -- Status, relationships, and entrance rituals of Men-Women -- Warrior women and manly-hearted women -- Attitudes toward Women-Men and Men-Women -- Gender role change and homosexuality -- Gender role change in Native American oral traditions -- Conclusion.. - Publisher description: As contemporary Native and non-Native Americans explore various forms of "gender bending" and gay and lesbian identities, interest has grown in "berdaches," the womanly men and manly women who existed in many Native American tribal cultures. Yet attempts to find current role models in these historical figures sometimes distort and oversimplify the historical realities. This book provides an objective, comprehensive study of Native American women-men and men-women across many tribal cultures and an extended time span.
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| ISBN | 0-292-79968-3
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