The spirit and the flesh : sexual diversity in American Indian culture / Walter L. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Walter L., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Sexual behavior.

Indians of North America.

Male homosexuality--North America.

Male homosexuality.

Sex role--North America.

Sex role.

Two-spirit people--North America.

Two-spirit people.

North America.

Homosexuality.

Indians, North American.

Medical Subjects:

Homosexuality.

Indians, North American.

Physical Description:

xi, 344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Sexual diversity in American Indian culture.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, [1986]

Contents:

Of religions and dreams: the spiritual basis of the Berdache tradition

Sacred people: Berdache mystical power and ceremonial roles

Family matters: the economic and social position of the Berdache

Men, women, and others: the gender role of the Berdache

The spirit and the flesh: sexual aspects of the Berdache tradition

A normal man: the Berdache's husband the question of sexual variance

The abominable sin: the Spanish campaign against 'sodomy:, and its results in modern Latin America

Seafarers, cowboys, and Indians: male marriage in fringe societies on the Anglo-American frontier

Of bibles and bureaus: Indian acculturation and decline of the Berdache tradition

Survival and pride: the Berdache tradition and gay American Indians today

Amazons of America: female gender variance

Social constructions/essential characters: a cross-cultural viewpoint.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.

Association for Queer Anthropology Ruth Benedict Prize, 1986.

Stonewall Book Award, Winner, 1987

Other Format:

Online version: Williams, Walter L., 1948- Spirit and the flesh.

ISBN:

0807046027

9780807046029

OCLC:

13643469