Masculinities and third gender: the origins and nature of an institutionalized gender otherness in the ancient Near East

The aim of this book is to track a distinct human phenomenon in the history of the ancient Near East: persons who were born males, but under various social and historical circumstances their masculine identity was considered to be ambiguous. On the basis of this, these persons can be classified as b...

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Main Author: Peled, Ilan 1969- (Author)
Corporate Author: Ugarit-Verlag Buch- und Medienhandel GmbH. Verlag
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: Münster Ugarit-Verlag 2016
In: Alter Orient und Altes Testament (Band 435)
Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Alter Orient und Altes Testament Band 435
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mesopotamia / Masculinity / Transgender / History
B Mesopotamia / Castration / Eunuch / History
Further subjects:B Extinct languages Sex differences (Middle East)
B Sex (Middle East) History
B Language and sex (Middle East)
B Thesis
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Parallel Edition:Electronic