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Claims concerning the presence and status of homosexuality in historic African cultures have become central points of contention in debates among contemporary African Americans. Some of those involved in the debate have even asserted that the original languages of Africa contained no words for gay or lesbian, therefore concluding that they did not exist. As the first work of its kind on the subject, Boy-Wives and Female-Husbands answers an urgent need for accurate, well-researched, and balanced work on African sexuality. It offers perspectives from the fields of anthropology and history, along with extensive evidence from ethnographic and literary sources. The essays explore such topics as woman-woman marriages, early reports of Malagasy "berdaches," male homosexuality in contemporary West Africa, alternative gender identities among the Swahili, the regulation of sexuality in colonial Zimbabwe, and the portrayals of homosexuality in modern African literature. Bound to be an invaluable resource for discussions of traditional and contemporary African cultures, Boy-Wives and Female-Husbands is a book whose time has clearly come.
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Identity, Gay men, Homophobia in literature, Homophobia in anthropology, Homosexuality, Public opinion, Lesbians, Homoseksualiteit, Publieke opinie, Homosexuality in literature, History, Africa, social conditions, Gays, social conditions, Sociology, Homosexuality, history, Anthropology, Homophobia, Public opinion, africa, Gays, identityShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities
Apr 01, 2021, SUNY Press, State University of New York Press
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Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities
Apr 01, 2021, SUNY Press, State University of New York Press
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Boy-wives and female husbands: studies in African homosexualities
2001, Palgrave, Palgrave Macmillan
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0312238290 9780312238292
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Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities
February 3, 2001, Palgrave Macmillan
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in English
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Boy-wives and female husbands: studies in African homosexualities
1998, Macmillan Press
in English
0333753208 9780333753200
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Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: studies in African homosexualities
1998, St. Martin's Press
in English
- 1st ed.
031221216X 9780312212162
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index.
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