Guardians of the Flutes, Volume 1 - Idioms of Masculinity

This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development.

Sommario

A Note on Language Foreword Robert A. LeVine Preface to the 1994 edition Preface Introduction 1: People of the Mountain Forest 2: Idioms and Verbal Behavior 3: The Inward Cosmos 4: Genderizing the Pandanus Tree 5: The Phantom Cassowary 6: Femininity 7: Masculinity 8: Male Parthenogenesis: A Myth and Its Meaning 9: Conclusion Appendix A: "Tali Says": On the problem of symbolic meaning and its relationship to field conditions among the Sambia Appendix B: Nilutwo's Dreams Appendix C: The Myth of Cassowary Appendix D: On the Origins of Warfare and Initiation Appendix E: The Myth of Gandei References Name Index Subject Index

Riassunto

This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gilbert Herdt, Gilbert H. Herdt, Herdt Gilbert
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.1994
• EAN: 9780226327495
• ISBN: 978-0-226-32749-5
• Pagine: 402
• Dimensioni: 15 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Peso: 652 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Physical anthropology, Papua New Guinea, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics