420117245

Gender reversals and gender cultures : anthropological and historical perspectives / edited by Sabrina Petra Ramet

Ramet, Sabrina P.,i1949-

London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1996

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 231 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index

0-203-29571-4 ; 978-0-203-29571-7 ; 0-203-42893-5 ; 978-0-203-42893-1 ; 978-0-415-11482-0 ; 0-415-11482-9 ; 978-0-415-11483-7 ; 0-415-11483-7 ; 0-415-11482-9

"The original essays in Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures explore the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. The contributors bring a unique mixture of perspectives to bear on the subject, with backgrounds in anthropology, history, literature, political science, comparative religion and women's studies. They reveal the complex relation of gender reversal to taboo, and show how differing attitudes reveal much about particular cultures." --Book Jacket.