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245 10 a| Passions of the Cut Sleeve - The Male Homosexual Tradition in Chinah| [electronic resource];

260 a| Berkeley : b| University of California Press;

300 a| 250 p.b| illc| 22.900 x 015.500 cm.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| Annotationb| The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language,Passions of the Cut Sleeveshatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices--and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality. Bret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society--emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor. Drawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books,Passions of the Cut Sleeveevokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

586 a| Stonewall Book Awards (nominated), 1991;

650 4 a| Homosexuality;

650 4 a| Chinax| Social Life and Customs;

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Passions of the Cut Sleeve - The Male Homosexual Tradition in China

Author/creator	Hinsch, Bret Author
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press
Description	250 p. ill 22.900 x 015.500 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Homosexuality China--Social Life and Customs.

Summary	Annotation The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language,<i>Passions of the Cut Sleeve</i>shatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices--and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality.<br />Bret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society--emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor.<br />Drawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books,<i>Passions of the Cut Sleeve</i>evokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Awards note	Stonewall Book Awards (nominated), 1991
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	89049037
ISBN	9780520078697
ISBN	0520078691 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier#	9780520078697
Stock number	00027125

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