With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India Tapa dura - 2005 - 1st Edición

University of Chicago Press, 2005. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New. <i>With Respect to Sex</i> is an intimate ethnography that offers a provocative account of sexual and social difference in India. The subjects of this study are <i>hijras</i> or the "third sex" of India—individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane.<br /><br /><i>Hijras</i> are men who sacrifice their genitalia to a goddess in return for the power to confer fertility on newlyweds and newborn children, a ritual role they are respected for, at the same time as they are stigmatized for their ambiguous sexuality. By focusing on the <i>hijra</i> community, Gayatri Reddy sheds new light on Indian society and the intricate negotiations of identity across various domains of everyday life. Further, by reframing <i>hijra</i> identity through the local economy of respect, this ethnography highlights the complex relationships among local and global, sexual and… Leer más

University Of Chicago Press, 2005. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 312 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

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