Sakhiyani : lesbian desire in ancient and modern India /

"The product of many years of research, this unique book presents fascinating perspectives on contemporary lesbian life in India and unravels some of the history of lesbian desire from centuries past. Through detailed examination of mythology, cosmology, ancient art and artefacts and her exeges...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thadani, Giti (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Colección:Bloomsbury academic collections. Gender studies.
Temas:
Lesbianism > India > History.
Lesbiennes > Inde > Histoire.
Political science & theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Lesbianism
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. Lesbian Invisibility; Lesbian cosmography; A note on language; Notes; 2. The Dual Feminine; The dual feminine mosaic; Feminine triangles; Notes; 3. The Myths of Usha and Urvashi; Urvashi and Pururvas; Nirriti and the semiotics of death and knowledge; 4. The Control of Lesbian Sexuality; Embryology and medicalization; Myths of sexual inversion; Notes; 5. Legacies of Colonialism; Language and issues of identity; The colonial legacy; Notes; 6. Westernization; Those poor things
  • Lesbianism, a personal problem7. Love and Death; Lesbian marriages; Notes; 8. Lesbian Identities; Bibliography; Index

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