Abstract
Several anthropological explanations of why North American Indian berdaches were ridiculed are considered and rejected in favor of the proposal that berdaches were laughed at largely in the context of traditional joking relationships. Consequently, reports that Indians ridiculed berdaches need not be interpreted as evidence that they held negative views of homosexuality.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | The Many Faces of Homosexuality |
| Subtitle of host publication | Anthropological Approaches to Homosexual Behavior |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 179-189 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781136550522 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780866563284 |
| State | Published - Apr 3 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences