With respect to sex : negotiating hijra identity in South India / Gayatri Reddy.
| Author/creator | Reddy, Gayatri |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. |
| Description | xi, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Worlds of desire Worlds of desire. ^A377994 |
| Contents | The ethnographic setting -- Hijras, individuality, and izzat -- Cartographies of sex/gender -- Sacred legitimization, corporeal practice : Hindu iconography and hijra renunciation -- "We are all Musalmans now" : religious practice, positionality, and hijra/Muslim identification -- (Per)formative selves : the production of gender -- "Our people" : kinship, marriage, and the family -- Shifting contexts, fluid identities -- Crossing "lines" of subjectivity : transnational movements and gay identifications -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-297) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004015754 |
| ISBN | 0226707555 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226707563 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ77.95.I4 R43 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |