Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality

Name: Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality
SKU: INR-9780252066450
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SKU: INR-9780252066450 Category: All Books Tags: Social Conditions, Indian Women, Indian Lesbians, Indian Gays, Gays, North America, Lesbians, Native American Studies, Indians Of North America, Sexual Behavior, Human Sexuality), Human Sexuality (see also Social Science, Gay Studies, LGBT Studies, Identity, Gender Studies, Ingram, Ethnic Studies, Social Science, Psychology

Description

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.

Editor: Jacobs, Sue-Ellen, Editor: Thomas, Wesley, Editor: Lang, Sabine

Topic: Ethnic Issues
Media: Book
ISBN: 252066456
Language: English
Pages: 352