Changing Ones
Studies in Native American Gender Diversity
Will Roscoe(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 1998
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-0-333-73129-1 (ISBN)
Description
This text explores the world of the "berdaches", Native American individuals who embodied both genders. Berdaches were known to combine male and female social roles with traits unique to their status as a third gender, defying and redefining traditional notions of gender-specific behaviour. The text reveals that rather than being ostracized or forced into obscurity, berdaches were embraced by some 150 tribes, serving as artists, medicine people, religious experts and tribal leaders. The author begins with case studies of male and female berdaches, blending biography and ethnohistory, and he builds toward theoretical insights into the nature of gender diversity in North America.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73129-1 (9780333731291)
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06/2000
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Content
Foreword; Randy Burns - Preface - North American Gender Diversity: An Overview - 'That Is My Road': The Life and Times of a Third-Gender Warrior - The One Who Is Changing: Hastiin Klah and the Navajo Nadleehi Tradition - Warrior Women and Women Chiefs: Alternative Identities and Genders for Native Women - Two-Spirited People: Gay Americans Today - Toward a Theory of Gender Diversity - Gender Diversity in Yuman Cultures - Native Survivance and Two-Spirit Tradition - Narratives of Domination or the Cant of Conquest? Competing Views of Gender Diversity - Conclusion - Index to Alternative Gender Roles by Tribe - Native Terms for Multiple Genders - Bibliography - Index