Gender reversals and gender cultures: anthropological and historical perspectives

The original essays in Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures explore the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. The contributors bring a unique mixture of perspectives to bear on the subject, with backgrounds in...

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Main Author: Ramet, Sabrina P. 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 1996
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The original essays in Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures explore the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. The contributors bring a unique mixture of perspectives to bear on the subject, with backgrounds in anthropology, history, literature, political science, comparative religion and women's studies. They reveal the complex relation of gender reversal to taboo, and show how differing attitudes reveal much about particular cultures.
Physical Description:XIII, 231 S.
ISBN:0415114829
0415114837

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