ISBN:
9780415742368
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (249 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Parallel Title:
Print version Cultural Encounters and Homoeroticism in Sri Lanka : Sex and Serendipity
DDC:
306.766095493
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Ceylon, or Sri Lanka, was long known to travellers for its luxuriant landscapes, colourful temples and friendly inhabitants - the island once named Serendip. This book explores the sojourns of gay visitors from the late 1800s to the modern day, providing a history of homosexuality, travel and cultural encounter on the island.The book offers profiles of major figures in Sri Lankan culture and of homosexual visitors, both famous and infamous, to the island. It discusses the experiences of sojourners including the Victorian social reformer Edward Carpenter and the German naturalist Ernst Haeckel
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Preface; Introduction; 1 Homoeroticism and colonial visitors in the Victorian age; 2 Spirituality, sex and scandals in turn-of-the-century Ceylon; 3 The Count de Mauny and the Gardens of Taprobane; 4 Modern art and the homoerotic photographs of Lionel Wendt; 5 Bevis and Geoffrey Bawa, Donald Friend and their friends; 6 Sojourners and the seduction of Ceylon; 7 Painting men: three views; 8 Gay Lanka?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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