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Queer spirits

a gay men's myth book

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An edition of Queer Spirits (1995)

Queer spirits

a gay men's myth book

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Based on tireless research in the archives of mythology and folklore, Queer Spirits weaves a rich, multicultural tapestry. Selections include everything from Chinese folktales to firsthand accounts of Native American two-spirits to the occasional gay archetypes to be gleaned from nursery rhymes, newspaper clippings, and gay erotica. Among the writers represented are Hans Christian Andersen, James Broughton, Jean Cocteau, Steven Saylor, Samuel Steward, and Walt Whitman.

Interspersing these selections is the author's commentary on their meaning, drawing on his own inner journey, beginning with his arrival as a young man in the teeming gay world of San Francisco in the 1970s. The result is a fascinating, often loving testimony to gay spirit that shows how gay men can find the myths and heroes within themselves.

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Beacon Press
Language
English
Pages
346

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Subjects
Male homosexuality, Mythology, Religious aspects, Male homosexuality in literature, Archetypes in literature, Gays, religious life, Gay men, Homosexuality, Folklore, Homosexuality in literature, Archetype (Psychology) in literature

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Queer Spirits
April 26, 1996, Beacon Press
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Queer Spirits: A Gay Men's Myth Book
May 1995, Beacon Press
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Queer spirits: a gay men's myth book
1995, Beacon Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.9/06642
Library of Congress
HQ76.25 .Q382 1995, HQ76.25.Q39 1995, HQ76.25 .Q39 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 346 p. ;
Number of pages
346

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1105810M
Internet Archive
queerspiritsgaym00rosc
ISBN 10
0807079383
LCCN
94030970
OCLC/WorldCat
31011737
Library Thing
271322
Goodreads
5152765

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