Two-Spirit People

Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality

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Two-Spirit People

Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality

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This landmark book combines the voices of Native Americans and non-Indians, anthropologists and others, in an exploration of gender and sexuality issues as they relate to lesbian, gay, transgendered, and other "marked" Native Americans.

Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people--individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs may sometimes be interpreted by others as uncharacteristic of their sex--this book is the first to provide an intimate look at how many two-spirit people feel about themselves, how other Native Americans treat them, and how anthropologists and other scholars interpret them and their cultures.

1997 Winner of the Ruth Benedict Prize for an edited book given by the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists.

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Language
English
Pages
352

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Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality
August 1, 1997, University of Illinois Press
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Cover of: Two-spirit people
Two-spirit people: Native American gender identity, sexuality, and spirituality
1997, University of Illinois Press
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Cover of: Two-Spirit People
Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality
July 1, 1997, University of Illinois Press
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First Sentence

"In 1992, nearing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of "Berdache: A Brief Review of the Literature" (Jacobs 1968), it became important to me to questions whether the "berdache" [sic] enterprise of the 1980s had been part of a movement for remasculinization of certain American and European men (white heterosexual males with classic education) through the exotification of "others" (particularly males of color and males living in exoticized cultures)."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9443311M
ISBN 10
0252066456
ISBN 13
9780252066450
Library Thing
170734
Goodreads
1145604

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July 30, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot associate edition with work OL17976005W
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April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record.