Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807046159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Walter L. Unlike the larger American society, Native Americans historically have respected, and in many tribal nations venerated, homosexuals. Williams's excellent research has produced one of the most extensive studies of the berdache culture among Native Americans. Williams explains the berdache as a custom, its social roles, and the berdache history, including its introduction to the European concept of sin and intolerance of sexual diversity. The word berdache applies almost exclusively to males, mainly because historical records only relate dealings with aboriginal males, but Williams also includes a chapter on female sexual diversity, using the word amazon to describe th
Nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that people should be able to call themselves whatever they wish, and scholars should respect and acknowledge their change of terminology. 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. Nevertheless, becau
"Troubling" according to Cathleen M. Walker. This book is fascinating, yet troubling. I attribute what troubles me to the obvious bias of the author, and yet -- it certainly made me think. Not so much as to how much of what the author says is true (and the rest of what he speculates); but how I feel about such speculation seeing the light of day. At the same time, I am not an advocate of censorship in any way. Perhaps these thoughts need to be available in order to make us aware of how p. "Eye-opening, but reverse-biased" according to Bundita. Let's clear one thing up: Author Walter Williams is not advocating man/boy love simply by discussing it in this book. He goes out of his way, in fact, to distinguish between societies with man/boy love traditions and the role of the Berdache in various native american societies. He correctly notes that the man/boy cultures are generally "warrior" cultures where women have low status, whereas the Berdache role is both feminine and esteemed as s. Mind-opening prespective on society's "Diversity-cide" A Customer A throughly documented and detailed historical and socialological account of American Indian society's andorgynous Benache, sex and sexual interactions. This book takes you back in history to understand how the Benache fit in the Indian culture and how that culture's sexual norms were very inclusive and accepting of what our society would label "diverse" people and actions.The historical prespective includes the invasion of european westerizat