Ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia

This book contains the work of seven leading anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality, and it marks the first time that anthropologists have systematically studied cross-cultural variations in homosexual behavior in a non-Western culture area. The book as a whole indicates that con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of California Press, 1984
Temas:
Melanesians > Rites and ceremonies.
Melanesians > Social life and customs.
Male homosexuality > Melanesia.
Sex customs > Melanesia.
Homosexuality.
Mélanésiens > Rites et cérémonies.
Mélanésiens > Mœurs et coutumes.
Homosexualité.
homosexuality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Homosexuality
Male homosexuality
Melanesians > Rites and ceremonies
Melanesians > Social life and customs
Sex customs
Melanesia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Editor's Preface
  • 1.Ritualized Homosexual Behavior in the Male Cults of Melanesia, 1862-1983: An Introduction
  • 2. Ritualized Homosexuality, Male Power, and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis
  • 3. The Dialectics of Sex in Marind-anim Culture
  • 4. Semen Transactions in Sambia Culture
  • 5. The Nama Cult Recalled
  • 6. Male Couples in New Guinea
  • 7. The Ritual Meaning of Homosexuality and Pedophilia among the Kimam-Papuans of South Irian Jaya
  • 8. Growth and Decay: Bedamini Notions of Sexuality
  • 9. Variations on a Sociosexual Theme in Melanesia
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index

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