Gay, lesbian, bisexual, + transgender myths from the Arapaho to the Zuñi : an anthology /

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons were at the center of a large body of myths in which they played important roles, from creators of earth and all life to heroes (male and female) in battle. From approximately 160 extant Native American myths, Jim Elledge has selected all those which...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Elledge, Jim, 1950- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2002]
Series:American Indian studies ; v. 13.
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Table of Contents:
  • Origin of the World 1
  • Origin of the Two-Spirits 71
  • Men Who Became Women 97
  • Pregnant Men 123
  • Love Between Women 139
  • Violence and the Two-Spirits 145
  • Didactic Myths 155.