Behind the mask : gender hybridity in a Zapotec community.

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"This book challenges Mexican narratives of the partriarchal gender binary by looking at the Muxes, a gender fluid indigenous group readily accepted by their community"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mirandé, Alfredo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Sex role.
Gender identity.
Two-spirit people > Mexico > Juchitán de Zaragoza.
Zapotec Indians > Mexico > Juchitán de Zaragoza.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Identité de genre.
Personne bispirituelles > Mexique > Juchitán de Zaragoza.
Zapotèques > Mexique > Juchitán de Zaragoza.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Gender identity
Sex role
Two-spirit people
Zapotec Indians
Mexico > Juchitán de Zaragoza
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Las intrépidas and the great Muxe Vela
  • Sex, sexuality, and power
  • Doing gender in Juchitán
  • A blessing from God?: Muxe narratives
  • Community acceptance
  • Two-spirit Muxe Zapotec identity
  • Behind the mask: unraveling sex and gender
  • Conclusion: lessons from the field.

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