An edition of Boy-Wives and Female Husbands (1998)

Boy-Wives and Female Husbands

Studies of African Homosexualities

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An edition of Boy-Wives and Female Husbands (1998)

Boy-Wives and Female Husbands

Studies of African Homosexualities

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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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Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
352

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Cover of: Boy-Wives and Female Husbands
Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities
Apr 01, 2021, SUNY Press, State University of New York Press
hardcover
Cover of: Boy-Wives and Female Husbands
Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities
Apr 01, 2021, SUNY Press, State University of New York Press
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Cover of: Boy-Wives and Female Husbands
Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities
February 3, 2001, Palgrave Macmillan
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Cover of: Boy-wives and female husbands
Boy-wives and female husbands: studies in African homosexualities
2001, Palgrave, Palgrave Macmillan
in English - 1st pbk. ed.
Cover of: Boy-Wives and Female Husbands
Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: studies in African homosexualities
1998, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Boy-wives and female husbands
Boy-wives and female husbands: studies in African homosexualities
1998, Macmillan Press
in English

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First Sentence

"SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE HORN OF AFRICA and the sudanic belt combine agriculture and pastoralism."

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Paperback
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
8.3 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight
11.2 ounces

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OL9455678M
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0312238290
ISBN 13
9780312238292
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497828
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