The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu LoreRoutledge, 9 de gen. 2014 - 180 pàgines A god transforms into a nymph and enchants another god.A king becomes pregnant.A prince discovers on his wedding night that he is not a man.Another king has children who call him both father and mother. A hero turns into a eunuch and wears female apparel. A princess has to turn into a man before she can avenge her humiliation. Widows of a king make love to conceive his child. Friends of the same sex end up marrying each other after one of them metamorphoses into a woman. These are some of the tales from Hindu lore that this unique book examines. The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore is a compilation of traditional Hindu stories with a common thread: sexual transformation and gender metamorphosis. In addition to the thought-provoking stories in The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore, you'll also find:
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Continguts
Representation in Narratives | |
Pregnant Kings | |
CrossDressing Tricksters | |
Castrated Men and Women | |
Neither This nor That | |
Afterword | |
Glossary | |
Bibliography | |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore Devdutt Pattanaik Visualització de fragments - 2002 |
The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore Devdutt Pattanaik Previsualització no disponible - 2002 |
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