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Williams, W: SPIRIT & THE FLESH REV/E

By Williams, Walter L. L.

Williams, W: SPIRIT & THE FLESH REV/E

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Winner of the: Gay Book of the Year Award, American Library Association; Ruth Benedict Award, Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists; Award for Outstanding Scholarship, World Congress for Sexology Author's note: Shortly after the second revised edition this book was published in 1992, the term "Two-Spirit Person" became more popular among native people than the older anthropological term "berdache." When I learned of this new term, I began strongly supporting the use of this newer term. I believe that people should be able to call themselves whatever they wish, and scholars should respect and acknowledge their change of terminology. I went on record early on in convincing other anthropologists to shift away from use of the word berdache and in favor of using Two-Spirit. Nevertheless, because this book continues to be sold with the use of berdache, many people have assumed that I am resisting the newer term. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless continued sales of this book will justify the publication of a third revised edition in the future, it is not possible to rewrite what is already printed, Therefore, I urge readers of this book, as well as activists who are working to gain more respect for gender variance, mentally to substitute the term "Two-Spirit" in the place of "berdache" when reading this text. -- Walter L. Williams, Los Angeles, 2006
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
372
Release Date:
1992-04-01
Publication Date:
1992-04-01
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0807046159
ISBN13:
9780807046159
Weight:
603 g
Height:
15.2 cm
Width:
22.9 cm
Thickness:
2.1 cm
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