The Construction of HomosexualityUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008 M10 29 - 645 pages "At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. David F. Greenberg's careful, encyclopedic and important new book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. The book takes us over vast terrains of example and detail in the history of homosexuality."—Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Times Book Review |
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Page 17
... less neatly into homo- sexuals and heterosexuals , and that this distinction is meaningful in earlier periods of history . As subsequent chapters demonstrate , however , there are some societies in which homosexuality is not restricted ...
... less neatly into homo- sexuals and heterosexuals , and that this distinction is meaningful in earlier periods of history . As subsequent chapters demonstrate , however , there are some societies in which homosexuality is not restricted ...
Page 19
... less about lesbianism than about male homosexuality , and much less about women's views of homosexuality than about men's . Ambiguity in the texts that survive is a further problem . For instance , 43J . N. Katz ( 1983 : 422 ) . some of ...
... less about lesbianism than about male homosexuality , and much less about women's views of homosexuality than about men's . Ambiguity in the texts that survive is a further problem . For instance , 43J . N. Katz ( 1983 : 422 ) . some of ...
Page 27
... less a scribe commits pederasty with him . So also an apprentice is supposed to learn his trade by having intercourse with his master . " In early - twentieth - century Morocco the personal qualities that made men admirable were so ...
... less a scribe commits pederasty with him . So also an apprentice is supposed to learn his trade by having intercourse with his master . " In early - twentieth - century Morocco the personal qualities that made men admirable were so ...
Page 30
... less restricted , and boy love was not found . The Sambia of New Guinea make a similar claim about their homosexuality . They note their fear that hetero- sexual intercourse will deplete their vital forces , and their distaste for mas ...
... less restricted , and boy love was not found . The Sambia of New Guinea make a similar claim about their homosexuality . They note their fear that hetero- sexual intercourse will deplete their vital forces , and their distaste for mas ...
Page 40
... less frequently . On the Small Islands it is rare , and such relationships as exist almost always consist in a Small Island boy being the passive partner in a temporary union with an adult native from the Malekulan mainland . The Small ...
... less frequently . On the Small Islands it is rare , and such relationships as exist almost always consist in a Small Island boy being the passive partner in a temporary union with an adult native from the Malekulan mainland . The Small ...
Contents
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Part II The Construction of Modern Homosexuality | 299 |
Under the Sign of Sociology | 482 |
References | 501 |
Index | 615 |
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