Author: REYES, Raquel A.G. & William G. CLARENCE-SMITH [Ed.] Title: Sexual Diversity in Asia, c. 600 - 1950
Description: London / New York, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Softcover. 173 pp. - Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series 37 - Sexual Diversity in Asia, c. 600-1950 is the first book to foreground same- sex acts and pleasure seeking in the histories of India, China, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. Drawing on a range of indigenous and foreign sources, the contributors, all renowned experts in their fields, shed light on indigenous notions of gender and the body, social hierarchies, fundamental ideas concerning morality and immorality, and episodes of seduction. The book illuminates - in striking case studies - attitudes toward non-procreative sex acts, and representations and experiences of same-sex pleasure seeking in the histories of Asia. - Small stamp on title, otherwise a good/fine copy
Keywords: 9781138110229
Price: EUR 25.00 = appr. US$ 27.17 Seller: kAdeBoeken Antiquariaat
- Book number: 31401
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