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Neither Man Nor Woman

Neither Man Nor Woman
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Publisher : Cengage Learning
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X004265042
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Book Synopsis Neither Man Nor Woman by : Serena Nanda

Download or read book Neither Man Nor Woman written by Serena Nanda and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.


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Authors: Serena Nanda
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Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Hijra

Authors: Hala Alyan
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-15 - Publisher: SIU Press

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"In Islam, hijra refers to the Prophet Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina; the term has come to mean any exodus. Bearing witness to the testimony of immi