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UNINA9910452016703321 |
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Titolo |
Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa |
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Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MorganRuth |
WieringaSaskia <1950-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lesbianism - Africa |
Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; The Authors; Introduction - Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa; Chapter 1 'I want to marry the woman of my choice without fear of being stoned': female marriages and bisexual women in Kenya - Nancy Baraka with Ruth Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25; 2 'Immoral and Satanic': loving secretly in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 3 'Some say I am hermaphrodite just because I put on trousers': lesbians and tommy boys in Kampala, Uganda |
4 'I don't force my feelings for other women, my feelings have to force me': same-sexuality amongst Ovambo women in Namibia5 'I am a pet goat, I will not be slaughtered': female masculinity and femme strength amongst the Damara in Namibia; 6 'My attitude is manly ... a girl needs to walk on the aisle': butch-femme subculture in Johannesburg, South Africa; 7 'This has happened since ancient times ... it's something you are born with': ancestral wives amongst same-sex sangomas in South Africa; 8 'I'm the black sheep of my family...': same-sexuality in the corners of Swaziland |
9 Women marriages and other same-sex practices: historical reflections on African women's same-sex relations10 Present-day same-sex practices in Africa: conclusions from the African Women's Life Story |
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Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A vivid portrait of homosexual African women, this collection of essays examines and celebrates same-sex practices while acknowledging their taboo status in many African cultures. From Uganda to Namibia, governmental homophobia and female strength are among the thoroughly discussed issues. |
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