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 27
... ritual of the latmul , who live in the Sepik River region , contains symbolic expressions of male homosexuality ( Bateson , 1958 : 81–82 ) , and pederastic practices may have been present earlier - the cult was in disarray by the time ...
... ritual of the latmul , who live in the Sepik River region , contains symbolic expressions of male homosexuality ( Bateson , 1958 : 81–82 ) , and pederastic practices may have been present earlier - the cult was in disarray by the time ...
Page 32
... rituals , Hage argues , display parallels of form and content with the male initiation rites of New Guinea . Both are ... ritual bleeding , is thus a magical act performed to foster status attainment . The details of this argument do not ...
... rituals , Hage argues , display parallels of form and content with the male initiation rites of New Guinea . Both are ... ritual bleeding , is thus a magical act performed to foster status attainment . The details of this argument do not ...
Page 33
... rituals strengthen the males collectively , and therefore do not figure in the competition among men . The Nduindui ... ritual pederasty is an extraordinarily old practice ; he traces it , along with cannibalism and head - hunting , to ...
... rituals strengthen the males collectively , and therefore do not figure in the competition among men . The Nduindui ... ritual pederasty is an extraordinarily old practice ; he traces it , along with cannibalism and head - hunting , to ...
Page 36
... ritual component to homosexuality among the Tiwi , whom he studied in 1953-54.5 % Sexual relations among future brothers - in - law occurred regu- larly soon after puberty , but without the large age - differentials reported at the turn ...
... ritual component to homosexuality among the Tiwi , whom he studied in 1953-54.5 % Sexual relations among future brothers - in - law occurred regu- larly soon after puberty , but without the large age - differentials reported at the turn ...
Page 39
... rituals designed to change their gender identity . Baruya lesbianism quite likely reflects maternal identification , and may well entail a narcissistic identification with the younger partner as well , just as for males . The infre ...
... rituals designed to change their gender identity . Baruya lesbianism quite likely reflects maternal identification , and may well entail a narcissistic identification with the younger partner as well , just as for males . The infre ...
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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