Neither Man Nor Woman: The Hijras of India

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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.

Genres: AnthropologyNonfictionIndiaEthnographyGenderLGBTSchoolGender StudiesCollegeHistory

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