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OverviewThe product of many years of research, this unique book presents fascinating perspectives on contemporary lesbian life in India and unravels some of the history of lesbian desire from centuries past. Through detailed examination of mythology, cosmology, ancient art and artefacts and her exegesis of ancient Sanskrit texts, Thadani constructs a tapestry of feminine kinship, genealogy and sexual or erotic bonding between women (sakhiyani) in ancient India. The author offers an historical perspective on the effect of colonization upon lesbian identities in India, showing how women were viewed by Western imperialists either as soft victims or as sexually dangerous, possessing an overgrown clitoris and in need of heterosexual domestication. The second half of the book focuses on contemporary lesbian realities and issues, including lesbian marriages, suicide pacts, forging lesbian space, lesbian human rights, lesbophobia, sexual exile and the different construction of gender, family and possible kinship alliances. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Giti ThadaniPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781474287036ISBN 10: 1474287034 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 06 October 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Glossary 1. Lesbian Invisibility 2. The Dual Feminine 3. The Myths of Usha and Urvashi 4. The Control of Lesbian Sexuality 5. Legacies of Colonialism 6. Westernization 7. Love and Death 8. Lesbian Identities Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationGiti Thadani is a founder member of the Sakhi collective and journal of contemporary and historical lesbian life in India. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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