Neither man nor woman : the hijras of India / Serena Nanda.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780534509033 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0534509037 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxi, 186 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1999.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Hijra roles in Indian society -- The Hijra as neither man nor woman -- Emasculation ritual among the Hijras -- Social organization and economic adaptation -- Kamladevi : a prostitute -- Meera : a new guru -- Sushila : achieving respect -- Salima : an outcast -- Hijra lives in context -- The Hijras in cross-cultural perspective -- Fieldwork among the Hijras. |
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Subject: | Sex role > India. Transsexuals > India. Eunuchs > India. |
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