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The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales of Hindu Lore

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The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales of Hindu Lore - Pattanaik, Devdutt, Dr.
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The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore is a compilation of traditional Hindu stories with a common thread: sexual transformation and gender metamorphosis. As the author states, Every culture has sacred narratives that capture its worldview. Among them, one occasionally finds stories that seem to rupture the traditional discourse. This book compiles such 'subversive' stories related to sex and gender from Hindu lore. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at ...

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The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales of Hindu Lore 2001, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781560231813

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