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28 January 1993

This book contains the work of seven leading anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality, and it marks the first time that anthropologists have systematically studied cross-cultural variations in homosexual behavior in a non-Western culture area. The book as a whole indicates that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision in light of the Melanesian findings.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 476
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology
Publication Date:
28 January 1993
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9780520080966
Format: Paperback
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Gilbert H. Herdt is Professor of Human Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University.
Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Editor's Preface
1 Gilbert H. Herdt
Ritualized Homosexual Behavior in the Male Cults of Melanesia, 1862-1983: An Introduction
2 Michael R. Allen
Homosexuality, Male Power, and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis
3 J. Van Baal
The Dialectics of Sex in Marind-anim Culture
4 Gilbert H. Herdt
Semen Transactions in Sambia Culture
5 Kenneth E. Read
The Nama Cult Recalled
6 Eric Schwimmer
Male Couples in New Guinea
7 Laurent Serpenti
The Ritual Meaning of Homosexuality and Pedophilia among the Kimam-Papuans of South Irian Jaya
8 Arve S0rum
Growth and Decay: Bedamini Notions of Sexuality
9 Shirley Lindenbaum
Variations on a Sociosexual Theme in Melanesia
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
Maps
1 New Guinea and adjacent islands
2 Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
3 Southwest New Guinea (lrian Jaya)
Map of Melanesia
frontispiece
Editor's Preface
1 Gilbert H. Herdt
Ritualized Homosexual Behavior in the Male Cults of Melanesia, 1862-1983: An Introduction
2 Michael R. Allen
Homosexuality, Male Power, and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis
3 J. Van Baal
The Dialectics of Sex in Marind-anim Culture
4 Gilbert H. Herdt
Semen Transactions in Sambia Culture
5 Kenneth E. Read
The Nama Cult Recalled
6 Eric Schwimmer
Male Couples in New Guinea
7 Laurent Serpenti
The Ritual Meaning of Homosexuality and Pedophilia among the Kimam-Papuans of South Irian Jaya
8 Arve S0rum
Growth and Decay: Bedamini Notions of Sexuality
9 Shirley Lindenbaum
Variations on a Sociosexual Theme in Melanesia
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
Maps
1 New Guinea and adjacent islands
2 Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
3 Southwest New Guinea (lrian Jaya)
Map of Melanesia
frontispiece