Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India

Book Description
This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.

About the Author
Serena Nanda is professor emeritus of Anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Her published works include "Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India", winner of the 1990 Ruth Benedict Prize; "American Cultural Pluralism and Law"; and "Gender Diversity: Cross-Cultural Variations".


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This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.


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