Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa
| Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.76/63096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MorganRuth
WieringaSaskia <1950-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Lesbianism - Africa
Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4314-0404-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452016703321 |
| Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa
| Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.76/63096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MorganRuth
WieringaSaskia <1950-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Lesbianism - Africa
Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4314-0404-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910542320303321 |
| Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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