The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian CultureBeacon Press, 1 apr 1992 - 368 pagine Winner of the: Gay Book of the Year Award, American Library Association; Ruth Benedict Award, Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists; Award for Outstanding Scholarship, World Congress for Sexology Author’s note: Shortly after the second revised edition this book was published in 1992, the term "Two-Spirit Person" became more popular among native people than the older anthropological term "berdache." When I learned of this new term, I began strongly supporting the use of this newer term. I believe that people should be able to call themselves whatever they wish, and scholars should respect and acknowledge their change of terminology. I went on record early on in convincing other anthropologists to shift away from use of the word berdache and in favor of using Two-Spirit. Nevertheless, because this book continues to be sold with the use of berdache, many people have assumed that I am resisting the newer term. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless continued sales of this book will justify the publication of a third revised edition in the future, it is not possible to rewrite what is already printed, Therefore, I urge readers of this book, as well as activists who are working to gain more respect for gender variance, mentally to substitute the term "Two-Spirit" in the place of "berdache" when reading this text. -- Walter L. Williams, Los Angeles, 2006 |
Sommario
The Spiritual Basis of | 17 |
Berdache Mystical Power and Ceremonial | 31 |
The Economic and Social Position of | 44 |
The Gender Role of | 65 |
Sexual Aspects of the Berdache | 87 |
The Berdaches Husband and | 110 |
The Spanish Campaign Against | 131 |
Male Marriage in Fringe | 152 |
Indian Acculturation and Decline | 175 |
The Berdache Tradition and | 201 |
TOWARD A THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING | 231 |
A Cross | 252 |
Notes | 277 |
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