ISBN: 9780226551951

List of Illustrations List of Tables Introduction: Types of Homosexuality Part One: Age-Structured Homosexualities 1. Age-Stratified Female Homosexualities Female-Female Eros on Lesbos an… Mehr…

List of Illustrations List of Tables Introduction: Types of Homosexuality Part One: Age-Structured Homosexualities 1. Age-Stratified Female Homosexualities Female-Female Eros on Lesbos and Elsewhere in Ancient Greece Scattered Indications of Female Age-Stratified Homosexualities on Pacific Islands Eastern and Southern Africa Part Two: Gender-Stratified Organization of Homosexuality 5. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Homosexualities by Stephen O. Murray In &quot;Homosexualities,&quot; one of the world&#039;s leading authorities on global homosexualities has produced a magnum opus. Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, Stephen O. Murray&#039;s landmark work provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history. From imperial China to Tudor England, and from medieval Egypt to the Ottoman Empire to modern-day Japan, Murray expertly explores the full range of both behavior and meaning in same-sex relationships. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history. Flap In Homosexualities , one of the world's leading authorities on global homosexualities has produced a magnum opus. Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, Stephen O. Murray's landmark work provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history. From imperial China to Tudor England, and from medieval Egypt to the Ottoman Empire to modern-day Japan, Murray expertly explores the full range of both behavior and meaning in same-sex relationships. Author Biography Stephen O. Murray is the author of many books, including American Gay, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Introduction: Types of Homosexuality Part One: Age-Structured Homosexualities 1. The Reproduction of Warriors Australia and Melanesia Pederasty in Ancient Greece The Mamlocks of Medieval Egypt Pages and Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire Albania Ldab Ldob : A Tibetan Monastic Role The Hwarang of Ancient Korea Acolytes and Pages in Japan 2. Neither Masculinizing nor Feminizing Relations The Hawaiian Aik~ne Ancient Athenian Pederasty: Eros, Idealization, and Normative Constraints Latin America Love of Pueri Delicati in Republican and Early Imperial Rome Accommodations to Pederasty across the Abode of Islam "Sodomites" in Early Modern Europe "Sodomites" and Cruising Grounds in Early Modern Italy Male Homoeros in Tudor England Boy-Wives in the Sudan Wives of South African Mines and Prisons Early-Twentieth-Century Korean Pretty Boys Feminized Boy Actors in Japan Effeminization and Commercialization of Male Beloveds in Demilitarized Tokugawa Japan Late Imperial China Effeminized Boy Entertainers/Prostitutes in Some Islamic Societies 3. Boy "Tops" Africa Seville American Hustlers 4. Age-Stratified Female Homosexualities Female-Female Eros on Lesbos and Elsewhere in Ancient Greece Scattered Indications of Female Age-Stratified Homosexualities on Pacific Islands Eastern and Southern Africa Part Two: Gender-Stratified Organization of Homosexuality 5. Gender-Stratified Female Homosexualities North American Butch/Femme Ancient Athens Ancient Rome Early Modern Europe Pacific Societies Asian Societies Sub-Saharan African Peoples 6. Male Receptacles for Phallic Discharges Ancient Greek and Hellenistic Pathics Roman Effeminates A Nod at Effeminate Homosexual Roles in Early Modern Europe Latin America: Activos and Pasivos : Simplistic Cultural Norms and Not-So-Simple Homosexual Conduct in Latin America The Sohari Khanith Polynesian Gender-Defined Homosexual Roles Conclusion 7. Purportedly Sacralized Male Homosexual Roles The Myth of Male "Temple Prostitutes" Claims about the Prostitution of Temple Functionaries during the Conquest of Peru Galli Ancient South and Southwest Asia Contemporary South Asia Northeastern Siberia''s Transformed Shamans Araucanian Machi Transformed Shamans in Borneo, the Philippines, and Mainland Southeast Asian Spiritual Vocations in Western Africa Hausa Roles Common but Incidental Male Homosexuality in Afro-Brazilian Possession Religions Native North America Conclusion 8. Premodern Egalitarian Female Homosexuality in "Tribal" Societies Egalitarian Male-Male Sexual Relationships in "Tribal" Societies Heroic Male Couples in Ancient Greek Literature Ancient Greece and Rome Muslim Non-Role-Demarcated Male Homosexual Relations Representations of Female Sexual Reciprocity in China Part Three: Egalitarian Homosexualities 9. Modern Egalitarian Homosexualities The "Modern Homosexual" An Aside on Modernity New Bottles: Stigma Transformation and Relexification of Gendered Homosexuality in the International Diffusion of Gay and Lesbian Emerging "Modern Lesbian" Homosexualities in Thailand, India, and Japan "Modern" Homosexual Behavior in Mexico and Peru Incipient Muslim Gay Organization of Male Homosexuality AIDS as a Rationale for Some Public Discussion of Homosexuality 10. Conclusions Correlating Organizations of Homosexuality and Other Social Structures Inheritance Subsistence Activities Sexual Division of Labor Lack of Male Sexual Access to Females Adolescent Male Isolation and Genital Mutilation Class and Urbanization Summary Who Is Desiring Whom? And Does It Matter? Acknowledgments References Index Review "[An] indispensable resource on same-sex sexual relationships and their social contexts.... Essential reading." - Choice; "[P]romises to deliver a lot, and even more extraordinarily succeeds in its lofty aims.... [O]riginal and refreshing.... [A] sensational book, part of what I see emerging as a new commonsense revolution within academe." - Kevin White, International Gay and Lesbian Review Review Text Title: New Book on Hopkins County History to be Released Author: Tim Moore Publisher: iSurf News Date: 11/18/2009 A new book will soon be released about the history of Hopkins County. "Images of America - Hopkins County" is set to be released on November 23. Hopkins County was created in 1806 and named for General Samuel Hopkins, a Revolutionary War veteran and surveyor. The Evansville, Henderson and Nashville Railroad was completed in 1871, opening transportation for the coalfield. The county became the first to produce more than one million tons of coal per year and has remained one of the top producers ever since. The book is co-authored by Lisa D. Piper of Nortonville and J. Harold Utley of Madisonville. The book contains over 200 vintage photographs as it pays tribute to an area that has been home to many well-known celebrities including two Kentucky Governors. Ruby Laffoon and current Governor Steve Beshear. Also, Hopkins County residents have included; Frank Ramsey of the Boston Celtics, Jim Roberts, vocalist on the Lawrence Welk Show and former Miss Kentucky Mitzi Jones. The book highlights the hardships, tragedy, and workmanship of Hopkins County coal miners. It contains photos of vintage postcards from the Historical Society and from Utley's personal collection. The grand hotels that once stood in the early 1900's in the Dawson Springs area are also featured as are military photographs portraying the patriotic nature of the county and the selflessness of Hopkins County residents who gave their lives for their country. Piper is a Christian fiction author, speaker and member of the Hopkins County Historical Society. She currently serves on the ministry staff of The River Church in Nortonville. Utley currently serves as the President of the Historical Society of Hopkins County and a member of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort. He is a 1957 graduate of the Madisonville High School and attended the Madisonville Community College. He retired from the mining industry in 1994 after working as an engineering technician, geological draftsman, professional registered land surveyor and Federal Coal Mine Inspector. The book, "Images of America-Hopkins County" will be available starting Nov. 23rd at area bookstores, independent retailers, and on-line. You can also contact the publisher, Arcadia Publishing at, 1-888-313-2665 or at, Details ISBN0226551954 Author Stephen O. Murray Short Title HOMOSEXUALITIES Publisher University of Chicago Press Language English ISBN-10 0226551954 ISBN-13 9780226551951 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 306.766 Illustrations Yes Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-06-30 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Residence San Francisco, CA, US Pages 515 Edition 2nd DOI 10.1604/9780226551951 UK Release Date 2002-07-15 AU Release Date 2002-07-15 NZ Release Date 2002-07-15 US Release Date 2002-07-15 Series Worlds of Desire (CHUP) We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN: 9780226551951

Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of … Mehr…

Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms same-sex desire can take and the key recurring patterns it has formed throughout history. Gay & Lesbian studies, [PU: University of Chicago Press]<

ISBN: 9780226551951

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